Depairtments o Uruguay
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Uruguay consists o 19 depairtments (departamentos, singular – departamento) (caipitals in parentheses):
- Artigas (Artigas). Formit in 1884 frae pairt o Salto Depairtment. The anerlie depairtment tae mairch baith Argentinae wastlins an Brazil noreastlins.
- Canelones (Canelones). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis Villa de Guadalupe Depairtment.
- Cerro Largo (Melo). Formit in 1821.
- Colonia (Colonia del Sacramento). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
- Durazno (Durazno). Formit in 1822. The oreeginal name wis Entre Ríos y Negro Department.
- Flores (Trinidad). Formit in 1885 frae pairt o San José Depairtment.
- Florida (Florida). Formit in 1856 frae pairt o San José Depairtment.
- Lavalleja (Minas). Formed in 1837. Wis named Minas Department til 1927.
- Maldonado (Maldonado). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis San Fernando de Maldonado Depairtment.
- Montevideo (Montevideo). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
- Paysandú (Paysandú). Formit in 1820.
- Río Negro (Fray Bentos). Formit in 1868 frae pairts o Paysandú Depairtment.
- Rivera (Rivera). Formit in 1884 frae pairt o Tacuarembó Depairtment.
- Rocha (Rocha). Formit in 1880 frae pairt o Maldonado Depairtment.
- Salto (Salto). Formit in 1837.
- San José (San José de Mayo). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
- Soriano (Mercedes). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis Santo Domingo Soriano Depairtment.
- Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó). Formit in 1837; geographically the lairgest o the Uruguayan Depairtments.
- Treinta y Tres (Treinta y Tres). Formit in 1884 frae pairts o Cerro Largo Depairtment an Lavalleja Depairtment. 'Treinta y Tres' is Spainyie for 'Thirty-Three'. The depairtment is namit efter 33 19t century patriots honoured bi Uruguayans.