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Uruguayans in Chile
*Uruguayos en Chile*
Total population
	Census: 5,308 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
	Santiago, rest of Chile
Languages
	Spanish, Uruguayan Rioplatense Spanish, Portunol, Brazilian Portuguese, Uruguayan Portuguese, Italian
Religion
	Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
	Uruguayans

Uruguayan Chileans (Spanish: Uruguayos Chilenos) are people born in Uruguay who live in Chile, or Chilean-born people of Uruguayan descent.

Overview

Many Uruguayan-born people live in Chile, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); Chile has a bigger, more diverse economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; the relative geographical vicinity (Southern Cone) also helps.

Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Chile at over 9,000.^[2]

Uruguayan residents in Chile have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Council in Santiago.^[3]

Notable people

Past

Elio García-Austt (1919-2005), neuroscientist
José Gervasio Viera Rodríguez (1948–1990), singer
Walter Kliche (1926-2024), actor

Present

Carlos Aguiar, footballer
Guillermo Amoedo, film director
Carlos Canzani, musician
Diego Guastavino, footballer
Irina Karamanos, anthropologist, partner of President Gabriel Boric
Fernando Kliche, actor
Laura Prieto, model and actress
Jael Ünger, actress

References

^ Diaz, Fernanda Villalobos (30 August 2016). "Radiografía al empleo inmigrante en Chile: ¿Cuál es su impacto en el mercado laboral?" [X-ray of immigrant employment in Chile: What is its impact on the labor market?]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ Luzzi, Leonardo (13 August 2017). "Dónde fueron a parar los uruguayos" [Where did the Uruguayans end up?]. El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. (in Spanish)