Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
The town is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km. 282 of Route 7, about northeast of Cerro Chato and southwest of Tupambaé.
It was founded as "Olimar" by Decree of 7 March 1878. On 12 June 1911, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nú 3.776. It was renamed to "Santa Clara de Olimar" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 21 August 1962 by the Act of Ley Nú 13.083.
In 2011, Santa Clara de Olimar had a population of 2,341.
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃÂstica de Uruguay