Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes]) is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay.

Mercedes is an important centre of tourism, commerce and a commercial port.

On 6 July 1857, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) and it was designated as capital of Soriano, one of the nine original departments of the Republic at the time, by the Act of Law Nº 531.

[1] In 2011, it had a population of about 41,974[2] Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1] The city is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro.

Mercedes was one of the host cities of the official 1967 Basketball World Cup.