About Canelones
Canelones is a city in Canelones, Uruguay with a population of 24,185. It is the 21st largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uruguay, and the 21,722nd largest worldwide. It lies 43 km from Montevideo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Montevideo
Coordinates
-34.524, -56.282
Record updated
2026-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 31 in UruguayClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.