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Canelones Department

Canelones Department

The Departament de Canelones (Spanish: Departamento de Canelones) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of 4,536 km (1,751 sq mi) and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by total population and Las Piedras is the largest city with an official census.