| Official Name: | Montes |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canelones Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1891 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1760 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.4928°N -55.5614°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 91003 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4317 (+4 digits) |
Montes is a village in the east of Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Montes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.
The village is located on Route 81, east of Migues and about southwest of the city of Minas (via Routes 8 and 81). The border with Lavalleja Department is the stream Arroyo Solís Grande, which flows by the east limits of the town.
Montes was founded in November 1891. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.878.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Montes had a population of 1,760.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 1,968 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,843 | |
| 1975 | 2,236 | |
| 1985 | 2,156 | |
| 1996 | 1,973 | |
| 2004 | 1,713 | |
| 2011 | 1,760 |