Which country or map area contains Colonia?
Colonia is shown within Uruguay in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Uruguay
- Region name
- Colonia
- Approximate latitude
- 34.1° south
- Approximate longitude
- 57.7° west
- Country capital
- Montevideo
- Country currency
- Uruguayan peso
- World region
- South America
Quick answers about Colonia
What kind of place is Colonia?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Colonia on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 34.1° south latitude and 57.7° west longitude.
What is the capital of Uruguay?
The country capital is Montevideo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.