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Uruguay Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Uruguay with its 19 first-level divisions, the capital Montevideo and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Uruguay

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 19 units

Uruguay is divided into 19 first-level administrative divisions:

ArtigasCanelonesCerro LargoColoniaDuraznoFloresFloridaLavallejaMaldonadoMontevideoPaysandúRío NegroRiveraRochaSaltoSan JoséSorianoTacuarembóTreinta y Tres

Largest cities in Uruguay

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1MontevideoCapital1,513,000
2Rivera200,000
3Punta del Este159,000
4Salto105,690
5Paysandú79,016
6Melo55,494
7Maldonado55,478
8Tacuarembó54,277
9Mercedes42,359
10Artigas41,909

Montevideo is the largest urban area in Uruguay with about 1,513,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Uruguay: ≈ 1,538 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Uruguay
  • Negro

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lago Rincón del Bonete
  • Lagoa Mirim

Ethnic groups in Uruguay

CIA World Factbook · 2011
White
87.7%Black
4.6%Indigenous
2.4%other
0.3%none or unspecified
5%

White 87.7%, Black 4.6%, Indigenous 2.4%, other 0.3%, none or unspecified 5% (2011 est.)

Regionally, White is the most common ethnic group across most of the 19 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Uruguay

CIA World Factbook · 2023
Roman Catholic
36.5%Protestant
5.3%Adventist
0.2%African American Cults/Umbanda
2.8%Jehovah's Witness
0.6%Church of Jesus Christ
0.2%other
1%Believer
1.8%agnostic
0.3%atheist
1.3%none
47.3%

Roman Catholic 36.5%, Protestant 5% (Evangelical (non-specific) 4.6%, Adventist 0.2%, Protestant (non-specific) 0.3%), African American Cults/Umbanda 2.8%, Jehovah's Witness 0.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 0.2%, other 1%, Believer (not belonging to the church) 1.8%, agnostic 0.3%, atheist 1.3%, none 47.3%, unspecified 3.4% Roman Catholic 42%, P

Regionally, none is the most common religious group across most of the 19 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Uruguay

CIA World Factbook

Spanish (official, Rioplatense is the most widely spoken dialect)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 19 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.