Montevideo Department

Montevideo Department
Coat of arms
Location of Montevideo Department and its capital
Coordinates (Montevideo (km.0)): 34°54′21.4″S 56°11′29.6″W / 34.905944°S 56.191556°W / -34.905944; -56.191556
Country	Uruguay
Established	1816
Capital of Department	Montevideo (km.0)
Government
• Intendant	Carolina Cosse
• Ruling party	Broad Front
Area
• Total	530 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	1,680,108
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Montevideano
Time zone	UTC-3 (UYT)
ISO 3166 code	UY-MO
Website	montevideo.gub.uy

Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [monteβiˈðeo]) is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits.