This is a list of cities in Uruguay. There are many population centres that have not received the status of "City", although their population is comparable to that of many big cities. The ranks shown here are only among the cities (not metropolitan areas), and those are the 54 biggest population centres of Uruguay according to the 2004 Census. The population of the newly formed Ciudad del Plata is shown as calculated upon its foundation in 2009.
| Rank |
City |
Population |
Department |
| 1985 Census |
1996 Census |
2004 Census |
| 1 |
Montevideo |
1,251,647 |
1,303,182 |
1,269,648 |
Montevideo |
| 2 |
Salto |
80,823 |
93,117 |
99,072 |
Salto |
| 3 |
Ciudad de la Costa |
34,483 |
66,596 |
83,399 |
Canelones |
| 4 |
Paysandú |
76,191 |
74,568 |
73,272 |
Paysandú |
| 5 |
Las Piedras |
58,288 |
66,584 |
69,222 |
Canelones |
| 6 |
Rivera |
57,316 |
62,859 |
64,426 |
Rivera |
| 7 |
Maldonado |
33,536 |
48,936 |
54,603 |
Maldonado |
| 8 |
Tacuarembó |
40,413 |
45,891 |
51,224 |
Tacuarembó |
| 9 |
Melo |
42,615 |
46,883 |
50,578 |
Cerro Largo |
| 10 |
Mercedes |
36,702 |
39,320 |
42,032 |
Soriano |
| 11 |
Artigas |
35,119 |
40,244 |
41,687 |
Artigas |
| 12 |
Minas |
34,661 |
37,146 |
37,925 |
Lavalleja |
| 13 |
San José de Mayo |
31,827 |
34,552 |
36,339 |
San José |
| 14 |
Ciudad del Plata |
35,588 (2009) |
San José |
| 15 |
Durazno |
27,835 |
30,607 |
33,576 |
Durazno |
| 16 |
Florida |
28,445 |
31,594 |
32,128 |
Florida |
| 17 |
Treinta y Tres |
28,117 |
26,390 |
25,711 |
Treinta y Tres |
| 18 |
Rocha |
24,015 |
26,017 |
25,538 |
Rocha |
| 19 |
San Carlos |
19,878 |
24,030 |
24,771 |
Maldonado |
| 20 |
Pando |
19,797 |
23,384 |
24,004 |
Canelones |
| 21 |
Fray Bentos |
20,135 |
21,959 |
23,122 |
Río Negro |
| 22 |
Colonia del Sacramento |
19,101 |
22,200 |
21,714 |
Colonia |
| 23 |
Trinidad |
18,372 |
20,031 |
20,982 |
Flores |
| 24 |
La Paz |
16,209 |
19,547 |
19,832 |
Canelones |
| 25 |
Canelones |
17,325 |
19,388 |
19,631 |
Canelones |
| 26 |
Carmelo |
14,127 |
16,658 |
16,866 |
Colonia |
| 27 |
Santa Lucía |
14,951 |
16,764 |
16,425 |
Canelones |
| 28 |
Young |
12,249 |
14,567 |
15,759 |
Río Negro |
| 29 |
Dolores |
12,914 |
14,784 |
15,753 |
Soriano |
| 30 |
Río Branco |
9,035 |
12,215 |
13,456 |
Cerro Largo |
| 31 |
Paso de los Toros |
12,826 |
13,315 |
13,231 |
Tacuarembó |
| 32 |
Bella Unión |
12,238 |
13,537 |
13,187 |
Artigas |
| 33 |
Juan Lacaze |
12,574 |
12,988 |
13,196 |
Colonia |
| 34 |
Nueva Helvecia |
8,768 |
9,650 |
10,002 |
Colonia |
| 35 |
Rosario |
8,879 |
9,428 |
9,311 |
Colonia |
| 36 |
Nueva Palmira |
7,151 |
8,339 |
9,230 |
Colonia |
| 37 |
Libertad |
7,032 |
8,353 |
9,196 |
San José |
| 38 |
Piriápolis |
5,878 |
7,570 |
7,899 |
Maldonado |
| 39 |
Castillos |
6,836 |
7,346 |
7,649 |
Rocha |
| 40 |
Punta del Este |
6,731 |
8,294 |
7,298 |
Maldonado |
| 41 |
Sarandí del Yí |
5,910 |
6,662 |
7,289 |
Durazno |
| 42 |
Pan De Azúcar |
5,513 |
6,532 |
7,098 |
Maldonado |
| 43 |
Lascano |
7,152 |
7,134 |
6,994 |
Rocha |
| 44 |
San Ramón |
7,001 |
6,828 |
6,992 |
Canelones |
| 45 |
Salinas |
2,523 |
5,279 |
6,574 |
Canelones |
| 46 |
Sarandí Grande |
5,379 |
5,635 |
6,362 |
Florida |
| 47 |
Sauce |
4,294 |
4,932 |
5,797 |
Canelones |
| 48 |
José Pedro Varela |
4,077 |
4,983 |
5,332 |
Lavalleja |
| 49 |
Guichón |
4,284 |
4,826 |
5,025 |
Paysandú |
| 50 |
Tala |
4,197 |
4,720 |
4,939 |
Canelones |
| 51 |
Cardona |
3,822 |
4,579 |
4,689 |
Soriano |
| 52 |
Atlántida |
2,764 |
3,989 |
4,580 |
Canelones |
| 53 |
Tranqueras |
4,862 |
5,967 |
7,284 |
Rivera |
| 54 |
Tarariras |
5,535 |
6,174 |
6,070 |
Colonia |
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