| Official Name: | Tarariras |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1892 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 6632 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.2661°N -57.6169°W |
| Elevation M: | 73 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 70002 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4574 (+4 digits) |
Tarariras, is a small city in the south of the Colonia Department of southern Uruguay.
The city is located on the junction of Route 50 with Route 22, about north of the later's junction with Route 1, which is east-northeast of Colonia del Sacramento, the capital city of the department.
The stream Arroyo Cuaró flows a small distance east of the town. The distance of the town from the centre of Montevideo is .
A populated centre was founded here in 1892, even though the origins date back to 1831 when José Rodríguez donated the lands of his property to Joaquín Viega. It received the name "Joaquín Suárez" and the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 6.920 on 17 June 1919, and then on 27 August 1959 it was renamed to "Tarariras" and given the status of "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 12.621.[1] Finally it received the status of "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 13.783 on 7 November 1969.[2]
In 2011 Tarariras had a population of 6,632.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,979 | |
| 1975 | 4,489 | |
| 1985 | 5,305 | |
| 1996 | 6,174 | |
| 2004 | 6,070 | |
| 2011 | 6,632 |
The mayor (alcalde,-esa) of the town, as of July 2010, is Diana Olivera.[5]