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A 2005 genetic study showed 38% of Uruguayans had some indigenous ancestry. [7] [8] In the 2011 Census, 4.9% of the population reported having indigenous ancestry. [4] A 2004 DNA study in the American Journal of Human Biology suggested that the Native American contribution to Uruguay's genetic composition may be far higher than is commonly ...
A 1996 census identified that 12,600 people in Uruguay were Amerindian descendants. In 2006, a census confirmed that there were 115,118 Uruguayans that descended from one Amerindian ethnic group, the Charrúas, reaching up to 4% of the country's population.
Uruguayan people of indigenous peoples descent (4 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Uruguay" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Uruguay" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afro-Uruguayans;
The Charrúa are an Indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay [6] and the adjacent areas in Argentina (Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). [7] [8] They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves mainly through hunting and gathering.
Artistic depiction of a Chaná on a building in Montevideo. Chaná (endonym: Chañá or Yañá) were one of the native nations of Argentina and Uruguay. [1] Their native language is Chaná language (lantek yañá).
The Guarani are a group of culturally-related indigenous peoples of South America.They are distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guarani language.The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay ...
Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). [8] It has a population of around 3.4 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers 13,000 years ago. [13]