Uruguay Genealogy

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South America

Uruguay

Guide to Uruguay ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Uruguay is a country in South America bordered by Argentina and Brazil. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

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Genealogy records are kept on the department level in Uruguay. Click on a department below to go to the department Wiki article listing more information.

Uruguay is divided into 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento):

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