Minas, Uruguay

Minas
Capital city
Plaza Rivera
Minas
Coordinates: 34°22′0″S 55°14′0″W / 34.36667°S 55.23333°W / -34.36667; -55.23333
Country Uruguay
Department Lavalleja
Founded1783
Area
  Total
19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2023 Census)
  Total
38,645
  Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
  Demonym
minuano
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
30000
Dial plan+598 444 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa
Websitelavalleja.gub.uy

Minas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈminas]) is the capital of the Lavalleja Department in Uruguay. As of the census of 2011, it is the twelfth-most populated city in the country.