Montevideo Metropolitan Area

Montevideo metropolitan area Área metropolitana de Montevideo
Metropolitan area
Country	Uruguay
Department(s)	Montevideo  Canelones San José
Largest city	Montevideo (1,319,108)
Area
• Metro	1,641 km2 (633 sq mi)
Population
• Metro	1,947,604
• Metro density	1,186/km2 (3,070/sq mi)

According to the 2011 Census of the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the department of Montevideo was 1,319,108 inhabitants, but considering its metropolitan area, it would reach 1,764,745 inhabitants, which corresponds to 54% of the national total.

Greater Montevideo is the most important region of the country in economic and sociocultural terms, having the highest population density. It produces 65% of the national GDP, 60% of the manufacturing industry and 80% of the services.

Since the 1990s, telephone numbers in the area have had the same prefix, 2. Previously, this only belonged to the capital city, while the rest of the surrounding towns governed long-distance call rates.

Canelones Department

Montevideo Department

San José Department

• List of South American metropolitan areas by population