| El Ombú | |
| Settlement Type: | Agricultural settlement |
| Coordinates: | -32.8569°N -57.4547°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Río Negro |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1950 |
| Named For: | Phytolacca dioica tree |
El Ombú is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in Río Negro Department, Uruguay. It is located 284 km NW of Montevideo and 29 km SE of Young, near the Route 3.[1]
Established in 1950 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland, it was the first Mennonite settlement on Uruguayan territory.[2] It takes its name from the most popular native tree in Uruguay, ombú (Phytolacca dioica).
Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule El-Ombu.[3]