Armenian Uruguayans

Armenian Uruguayans
Armenio-uruguayos; Հայերն Ուրուգվայում;
	A statue, representing a tribute from the Armenian Collective to the Uruguayan government, located in Montevideo.
Total population
	15,000 – 20,000
Regions with significant populations
	Montevideo
Languages
	Uruguayan Spanish, Armenian
Religion
	Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic, Evangelical and Protestant
Related ethnic groups
	Armenian, Armenian Argentines

Armenian Uruguayans (Armenian: Հայերն Ուրուգվայում, romanized: Hayern Urugvayum; Spanish: Armenio-uruguayos) number around 15,000–20,000 of the population, making Uruguay to have one of the largest Armenian populations around the world.^[2] The Armenian community in Uruguay is one of the oldest communities^{[clarification needed]} in South America, with most of them residing in the capital Montevideo. The majority of Armenians in Uruguay are either third or fourth-generation descendants of the first wave of immigrants coming from the Ottoman Empire between the end of the 19th century and the Armenian genocide.

^ AGBU – AGBU XVIII World Games Takes Montevideo by Storm, 1,000 People Participate Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ArmenianDiaspora website Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[agbu.org-1] AGBU – AGBU XVIII World Games Takes Montevideo by Storm, 1,000 People Participate Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[ArmenianDiaspora_website-2] ArmenianDiaspora website Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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Armenio-uruguayos Հայերն Ուրուգվայում
A statue, representing a tribute from the Armenian Collective to the Uruguayan government, located in Montevideo.
Total population
15,000^[1] – 20,000^[2]
Regions with significant populations
Montevideo
Languages
Uruguayan Spanish, Armenian
Religion
Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic, Evangelical and Protestant
Related ethnic groups
Armenian, Armenian Argentines