The Uruguayan departments are subdivided into municipalities and, as of 2022, there are 125 municipalities. This

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system was created by Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009 and the first municipalities were created (or converted from Local Boards in the previous system) in March 2010. In the municipal elections of 2010 municipal authorities were elected for the first time and they assumed office months later. Each municipality is governed by a local council, made up of 5 members. The chairperson of the local council is known as ''alcalde'' (mayor) and the remaining members are the ''councilors''. The Montevideo, Canelones and Maldonado departments are completely covered by municipalities, while the other departments have areas not included in any municipality.

Description

Establishment of the system and creation of municipalities

The municipalities' system was created by Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009. The current system is ruled by Law No. 19272 of 18 September 2014. This regulation provided that in settlements with more than 2,000 inhabitants a municipality was to be created including their surrounding territories, as long as it consisted in a social and cultural unit with their own common interests, that justified the creation of this kind of political entity. Settlements with less than 2,000 inhabitants were allowed to establish a municipality if the Departmental Board voted for it after the Intendant proposal, or by popular initiative of at least the 15% of voters in the settlement. Municipalities in departmental seats were only allowed to be created by Departmental Boards after the Intendant's proposal.

Election of authorities and government

The municipalities are governed by a local council made up by five members, whose chairperson is known as ''alcalde'' (mayor) and the other four members are known as ''concejales'' (councilors). They are elected by

direct vote Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they desire to see elected. The method by which the winner or winners of a direct election are cho ...

each municipal elections, at the same time the departmental authorities are elected.

List of municipalities by department

Artigas

Canelones

Cerro Largo

* Aceguá * Arbolito *

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* Bañado de Medina * Centurión * Cerro de las Cuentas * Fraile Muerto *

Isidoro Noblía Isidoro Noblía is a small town (''villa'') in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. Location It is located on Route 8, south of Aceguá on the border with Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Br ...

* Las Cañas * Plácido Rosas * Quebracho * Ramón Trigo * Río Branco *

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Tupambaé Tupambaé is a village (''pueblo'') in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. Location It is located on the border with Treinta y Tres Department, on Km. 334 of Route 7, about southwest of Melo. The railroad track Montevideo - Melo pa ...

Colonia

* Carmelo *

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* Juan L. Lacaze *

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* Miguelete *

Nueva Helvecia Nueva Helvecia is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay. Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay. It is a few kilometres from the coast where th ...

Nueva Palmira Nueva Palmira is a city in Colonia Department in south-western Uruguay. Location It is located on the east bank of Uruguay River, about northwest of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento. History A "Pueblo" (village) named "Higuerita ...

Ombúes de Lavalle Ombúes de Lavalle is a small city located in the north of Colonia Department in southwestern Uruguay. It is named after the Argentine General Juan Lavalle. The term «Ombúes» is the Spanish plural for «Ombú», a tree originary of the Pampas re ...

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Tarariras Tarariras, is a small city in the south of the Colonia Department of southern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on the junction of Route 50 with Route 22, about north of the later's junction with Route 1, which is east-northeast of Colon ...

Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...

Sarandí del Yí Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. Location It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department. The ...

* Villa del Carmen

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* Ismael Cortinas

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Casupá Casupá is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. Geography The town is located on Route 7, around northeast of Montevideo. History Casupá was founded on 15 September 1908, and on 12 June 1924, it was declared "Pueblo ...

Fray Marcos Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. Geography It is located north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 (Uruguay), Route 7 with Route 94. It is ...

* Sarandí Grande

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* Mariscala *

Solís de Mataojo Solís de Mataojo is a small town in the southwest edge of the Lavalleja Department of southern Uruguay. Location The town is located on Km. 83 of Route 8. The stream Arroyo Solís Grande flows along the southeast limits of the town. History ...

Maldonado

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* Garzón * Maldonado * Pan de Azúcar *

Piriápolis Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small per ...

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American j ...

* San Carlos * Solís Grande

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* Municipality A * Municipality B * Municipality C * Municipality CH * Municipality D * Municipality E * Municipality F * Municipality G

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Location The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, which forms the Argentina–Uruguay border, border with Argentina. It lies northwest of Montevideo via Rout ...

Chapicuy Chapicuy is a village in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. Geography The village is located on the northeastern part of Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Location The city is locate ...

Guichón Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. Geography It is located on Route 90, west of its intersection with Route 4 and east of its intersection with Route 25. History On 15 June 1907, it was declared "Pueblo" ( ...

Lorenzo Geyres Lorenzo Geyres is a village in Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. Geography It is located about northwest of Route 3 and about north-northeast of the department capital Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in ...

Piedras Coloradas Piedras Coloradas is a village or populated centre in the south of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Geography It is located on Route 90, east of the department capital Paysandú. The railroad track Paysandú - Paso de los Toros passes th ...

* Porvenir * Quebracho *

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Río Negro

* Nuevo Berlín * San Javier *

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* Minas de Corrales * Tranqueras *

Vichadero Vichadero is a small village in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of the Cerro Largo Department, about to the sout ...

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Salto

* Belén * Colonia Lavalleja * Mataojo *

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San José

* Ciudad del Plata *

Ecilda Paullier Ecilda Paullier is a small town in the San José Department of southern Uruguay. Geography The town is located in the west part of the department, on Route 1, at the junction with Route 11, northwest of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Cufré ...

* Libertad * Rodríguez

Soriano

* Cardona *

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* Palmitas

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...

* Ansina *

Paso de los Toros Paso de los Toros (''Bulls' Pass'') is a city of the Tacuarembó Department in Uruguay. History The Midland Uruguay Railway began operation in 1889 with a line that ran between Paso de los Toros and Salto. On 17 July 1903, the group of houses ...

* San Gregorio de Polanco

Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Location The city is located on Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of ' ...

Cerro Chato Cerro Chato (, ''Plain Hill'') is a town in central Uruguay that is divided in three parts belonging to Durazno Department, Florida Department, and Treinta y Tres Department. Location The town is located along Route 7, northeast by road from V ...

* Enrique Martínez * Rincón *

Santa Clara de Olimar Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Geography The town is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km. 282 of Route 7, about northeast of Cerro Chato and southwest of Tupamba� ...

* Vergara *

Villa Sara Villa Sara is a suburb of Treinta y Tres, capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It sh ...

References

External links

Ley Nº 18.644 del 12 de febrero de 2010

Ley Nº 18.653 del 15 de marzo de 2010

Listado y ubicación de los Municipios en Uruguay - Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto

Alcaldes y alcaldesas asumen en los 125 Municipios de Uruguay - Elecciones 2020

Mapa de los municipios de Montevideo

El Observador: Recorrido por las alcaldías del Departamento de Montevideo

Corte Electoral- Resultados de las elecciones generales-locales 2010
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