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Uruguay consists of 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) (capitals in parentheses): This is a list of Presidents of Uruguay. ... Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (born 17 January 1940) is the current President of Uruguay. ... This is a list of Vice Presidents of Uruguay. ... Rodolfo Nin Novoa is a Uruguayan political figure. ... The General Assembly (Asamblea General) has two chambers. ... The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). ... Political parties in Uruguay lists political parties in Uruguay. ... Politics of Uruguay Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Uruguay ... The Ley de Lemas (Spanish, Law of Lemmas) is a law dictating a voting system that employs an unusual open-list party-list proportional representation method. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... The cellulose plant conflict between Argentina and Uruguay is an ongoing conflict between private people, organizations and the governments of these two South American countries rooted at the construction of cellulose processing plants on the Uruguay River. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A department is geographic area of a centralized country which functions as an administrative unit. ...

1. Artigas (Artigas). Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.
2. Canelones (Canelones). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was Villa de Guadalupe Department.
3. Cerro Largo (Melo). Formed in 1821.
4. Colonia (Colonia). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816.
5. Durazno (Durazno). Formed in 1822. The original name was Entre Ríos y Negro Department.
6. Flores (Trinidad). Formed in 1885 from part of San José Department.
7. Florida (Florida). Formed in 1856 from part of San José Department.
8. Lavalleja (Minas). Formed in 1837. Was named Minas Department until 1927.
9. Maldonado (Maldonado). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was San Fernando de Maldonado Department.
10. Montevideo (Montevideo). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816.
11. Paysandú (Paysandú). Formed in 1820.
12. Río Negro (Fray Bentos). Formed in 1868 from parts of Paysandú Department.
13. Rivera (Rivera). Formed in 1884 from part of Tacuarembó Department.
14. Rocha (Rocha). Formed from part of Maldonado Department.
15. Salto (Salto). Formed in 1837.
16. San José (San José). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816.
17. Soriano (Mercedes). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was Santo Domingo Soriano Department.
18. Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó). Formed in 1837.
19. Treinta y Tres (Treinta y Tres). Formed in 1884 from parts of Cerro Largo Department and Lavalleja Department. 'Treinta y Tres' is Spanish for 'Thirty-Three'. The department is named after 33 19th century patriots honoured by Uruguayans.

Artigas Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Artigas is the capital of the department of Artigas in Uruguay. ... Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Canelones Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. ... Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Melo is a city in north-eastern Uruguay. ... Colonia is a departamento in southwestern Uruguay. ... Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Durazno is a department of Uruguay. ... Durazno is the capital of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. ... Flores is a department of Uruguay. ... Trinidad is the capital of the department of Flores in Uruguay. ... San José Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. ... Florida is the capital of the department of Florida in Uruguay. ... San José Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Lavalleja Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Minas is the capital of the department of Lavalleja in Uruguay. ... The Maldonado Department in Uruguay is located east of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. ... Maldonado is a city of the Maldonado Department, from which it is its capital. ... Montevideo is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Paysandú is the capital of the department of Paysandú in Uruguay. ... The Río Negro Department is a department located in the western part of Uruguay. ... Map of Uruguay, showing Fray Bentos as well as Montevideo Fray Bentos is a town in western Uruguay, close to the border with Argentina, and about 160 km (100 mi) due north of Buenos Aires. ... Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Rivera is a department of Uruguay. ... Rivera is the capital of the department of Rivera in Uruguay with a population of about 64,000. ... Tacuarembó is a department of Uruguay. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Rocha is the capital of the department of Rocha in Uruguay. ... The Maldonado Department in Uruguay is located east of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. ... Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Salto is the second city of Uruguay with a population of 99,072 (2004 census). ... San José Department is a department of Uruguay. ... San José is the capital of the department of San José in Uruguay. ... Soriano is a department of Uruguay. ... Mercedes is te capital and largest city of the Soriano Department. ... Tacuarembó is a department of Uruguay. ... Tacuarembó, both a town and province in north-central Uruguay. ... Treinta y Tres is a department of Uruguay. ... Treinta y Tres is a small town in Uruguay. ... Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. ... Lavalleja Department is a department of Uruguay. ...

Departments of Uruguay
Artigas | Canelones | Cerro Largo | Colonia | Durazno | Flores | Florida | Lavalleja | Maldonado | Montevideo | Paysandú | Río Negro | Rivera | Rocha | Salto | San José | Soriano | Tacuarembó | Treinta y Tres