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Uruguay consists of 19 Department s (''departamentos'', singular - ''departamento'') (capitals in parentheses): # Artigas ( Artigas ). Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department . # Canelones ( Canelones ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was Villa de Guadalupe Department. # Cerro Largo ( Melo ). Formed in 1821. # Colonia ( Colonia ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. # Durazno ( Durazno ). Formed in 1822. The original name was Entre Ríos y Negro Department. # Flores ( Trinidad ). Formed in 1885 from part of San José Department . # Florida ( Florida ). Formed in 1856 from part of San José Department . # Lavalleja ( Minas ). Formed in 1837. Was named Minas Department until 1927. # Maldonado ( Maldonado ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was San Fernando de Maldonado Department. # Montevideo ( Montevideo ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. # Paysandú ( Paysandú ). Formed in 1820. # Río Negro ( Fray Bentos ). Formed in 1868 from parts of Paysandú Department . # Rivera ( Rivera ). Formed in 1884 from part of Tacuarembó Department . # Rocha ( Rocha ). Formed from part of Maldonado Department . # Salto ( Salto ). Formed in 1837. # San José ( San José ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. # Soriano ( Mercedes ). One of the original 6 departments created in 1816. The original name was Santo Domingo Soriano Department. # Tacuarembó ( Tacuarembó ). Formed in 1837. # Treinta Y Tres ( Treinta Y Tres ). Formed in 1884 from parts of Cerro Largo Department and Lavalleja Department |
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