| Official Name: | Pan de Azúcar |
| Settlement Type: | City Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1874 |
| Founder: | Félix de Lizarza |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 6597 |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Cfa |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.8°N -55.2167°W |
| Elevation M: | 79 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20300 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 443 (+5 digits) |
Pan de Azúcar is a city in the southwest of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. It takes its name from a nearby hill (Cerro Pan de Azúcar, actually located in the neighbouring municipality of Piriápolis), topped by a huge cross.
Pan de Azúcar is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the zones: Pan de Azúcar, Gerona, Kilómetro 110, Nueva Carrara, Puntas de Pan de Azúcar, Laguna del Sauce, Laguna de los Cisnes.
The city is located at the junction of Route 7 with Route 60, north-northeast of Piriápolis (via Route 37) and about (via Routa IB) west-northwest from the capital city, Maldonado. The stream Arroyo Pan de Azúcar flows by the southwest limits of the city.
It was founded in October 1874 by Félix de Lizarza. Lizarra counted with the help of inhabitants from the city of San Carlos.
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 20 April 1887, and on 7 September 1961, it was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 12.908.[1]
In 2011, Pan de Azúcar had a population of 6,597.[2] According to the Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado, the municipality of Pan de Azúcar has a population of 9,500.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 3,409 | |
| 1963 | 4,190 | |
| 1975 | 5,125 | |
| 1985 | 5,513 | |
| 1996 | 6,532 | |
| 2004 | 7,098 | |
| 2011 | 6,597 |