City profile · Uruguay · South America
Fray Bentos
Rio Negro Department · Uruguay
City population
26,297
#19
in Uruguay
#1
in Rio Negro Department
#20,186
worldwide
-33.117, -58.311 · 279 km from Montevideo
About Fray Bentos
Fray Bentos is a city in Rio Negro Department, Uruguay with a population of 26,297. It is the 19th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uruguay, and the 20,186th largest worldwide. It lies 279 km from Montevideo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rio Negro Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-33.117, -58.311
Record updated
22 June 2026
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.