Armenian Uruguayans
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A statue, representing a tribute from the Armenian Collective to the Uruguayan government, located in Montevideo. | |
| Total population | |
| 15,000 – 19,000 | |
| 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 diaspora populations around the world. The Armenian community in Uruguay is one of the oldest communities 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.