| Official Name: | Fray Marcos |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1888 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2398 |
| Timezone: | UTC −3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.1833°N -55.7333°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 90601 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4311 (+4 digits) |
Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.
It is located north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is north of Montevideo and on kilometre 107 of the railroad track Montevideo – Nico Pérez.
It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.[1]
In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.[2]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,403 | |
| 1975 | 1,568 | |
| 1985 | 1,676 | |
| 1996 | 2,053 | |
| 2004 | 2,509 | |
| 2011 | 2,398 |