The
national flag of UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
(
Pabellón Nacional) has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The
cantonThe design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon.-Description of standard flag parts and terms:...
is white, charged with the
Sun of MayThe Sun of May is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags.The Sun of May symbol can be traced back to Argentina's May Revolution of 1810...
, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy. The flag was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828 and had 17 stripes until July 11, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine. The flag was designed by
Joaquín Suárez-Head of State of Uruguay:Suárez served as the first head of state of Uruguay in 1828.He again served in this office in 1830.-President of Uruguay:...
.
The nine horizontal stripes on the flag represents the nine original
departments of Uruguay||Uruguay consists of 19 departments :# Artigas . Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.# Canelones . One of the original 6 departments created in 1816...
.
Unusual among nations, Uruguay has three official "National Banners" (
Banderas Patrias): the
Pabellón, as described above, the
flag of ArtigasThe Flag of Artigas pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, national hero of Uruguay. It has three horizontal stripes, the top and bottom being blue, and the central one white...
, and the
flag of the Treinta y TresThe Flag of the Treinta y Tres is an official flag in use in Uruguay.-Historical background:It pays homage to the disembarkation of the Thirty-Three Orientals at the Agraciada Beach, on April 19, 1825.-Features:...
(Decree 18, February 1952).
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The
national flag of UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
(
Pabellón Nacional) has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The
cantonThe design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon.-Description of standard flag parts and terms:...
is white, charged with the
Sun of MayThe Sun of May is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags.The Sun of May symbol can be traced back to Argentina's May Revolution of 1810...
, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy. The flag was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828 and had 17 stripes until July 11, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine. The flag was designed by
Joaquín Suárez-Head of State of Uruguay:Suárez served as the first head of state of Uruguay in 1828.He again served in this office in 1830.-President of Uruguay:...
.
Symbolism and design
The nine horizontal stripes on the flag represents the nine original
departments of Uruguay||Uruguay consists of 19 departments :# Artigas . Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.# Canelones . One of the original 6 departments created in 1816...
.
The national banners
Unusual among nations, Uruguay has three official "National Banners" (
Banderas Patrias): the
Pabellón, as described above, the
flag of ArtigasThe Flag of Artigas pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, national hero of Uruguay. It has three horizontal stripes, the top and bottom being blue, and the central one white...
, and the
flag of the Treinta y TresThe Flag of the Treinta y Tres is an official flag in use in Uruguay.-Historical background:It pays homage to the disembarkation of the Thirty-Three Orientals at the Agraciada Beach, on April 19, 1825.-Features:...
(Decree 18, February 1952). While the
Pabellón Nacional is the main national flag, the other two flags are also officially recognized for historical reasons, and all three are flown together on government buildings.
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