A - Canelones

  • Location:  South
  • Population: 538,000
  • Capital: Canelones
  • Vehicles (2001): 82,000


Department of Canelones is located in the very south of the Country and surrounds Montevideo department
with its territory, lying  at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata.

It is the most populated department, second only to the Capital's one. Its name derives from that of the rivers
Canelon Grande and Chico flowing through the department's territory.




The license plate shown here belongs to the series that was first issued in 2000: in blue on reflective white,
it shows the departmental crest in mid-registration, screened and in full color (see top of page for details).
Numbering is in the format AXX 999, where the first letter identifies Canelones and the second one identifies
the vehicle type (I is for buses and J for taxis, while private vehicles started from A); the rest is purely serial.
The size of the plate is 15x34 cm (5.9x13.4 in), which differs from most of the Uruguayan plates of the period.
The plate has also an embedded watermark with the letters "ROU" in circle.

This license plate is from the 1993-2000 series. A huge all-embossed, non-reflective plate which measures
14x48 cm (5.5x19 in)! The full name of the municipality is shown at bottom and the numbering format is AX 99999,
where the Department's identifier letter A is followed by a second letter which identifies the municipality.
Serials were probably given in blocks by vehicle type. It is curious to note that municipalities passing the 99,999
adopted a format with six numerals, moving the municipality letter immediately below letter A, in smaller font.





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