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Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Uruguay" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afro-Uruguayans;
There are also smaller numbers of Western Asian (Turks, Israelis, and Lebanese) and South Caucasus ethnic groups (Armenians, Georgians, and Azeris). Many Swiss settlements ( colonias or "colonies"), such as Colonia Suiza, Colonia Valdense and Nueva Helvecia , were founded in the department of Colonia .
Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry.
A 1996 census identified that 12,600 people in Uruguay were Amerindian descendants. In 2006, a census confirmed that there were 115,118 Uruguayans that descended from one Amerindian ethnic group, the Charrúas, reaching up to 4% of the country's population.
Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Uruguay" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
[3] [4] People of African descent first started arriving to Uruguay during Spanish colonization, which imported many as slaves. [4] Following the abolition of slavery in the mid-19th century, Afro-Uruguayans continued to face widespread discrimination. [4] Afro-Uruguayan groups seeking political advancement first began to organize in the 1930s. [4]
Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). [8] It has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers 13,000 years ago. [13]
Uruguay is a multi-ethnic nation formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries. [1] The territory of present-day Uruguay was populated by indigenous peoples for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.