Map of Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay is located in South America. Below you can see where Uruguay sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Montevideo.
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Administrative divisions of Uruguay
Uruguay is divided into 19 departments.
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- Artigas
- Canelones
- Cerro Largo
- Colonia
- Durazno
- Flores
- Florida
- Lavalleja
- Maldonado
- Montevideo
- Paysandú
- Río Negro
- Rivera
- Rocha
- Salto
- San José
- Soriano
- Tacuarembó
- Treinta y Tres
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Where is Uruguay?
Uruguay lies in South America. Its geographic centre is at about 32.52° S, 55.77° W, and the capital, Montevideo, is at 34.91° S, 56.19° W.
With 176,215 km², it is the 14th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 72% of the size of the United Kingdom.
Uruguay lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
Geography of Uruguay
- Continent
- Americas
- Region
- South America
- Area
- 176,215 km²
- Geographic centre
- 32.52° S, 55.77° W
- Capital (Montevideo)
- 34.91° S, 56.19° W
- Size rank in the Americas
- 14 of 35
- Highest point
- Cerro Catedral (514 m)
- Land borders
- 2
Bordering countries: Brazil, Argentina.