La Barra

La Barra
—  Resort  —
La Barra
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Maldonado Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 781
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 20001
Area code(s) +598 42

La Barra is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 10, south of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. Its west coast is on the mouth of Arroyo Maldonado, while its south coast in on the Atlantic Ocean. It lies just across San Rafael - El Placer to the west, with which they are connected with the nearby bridge Puente de Barra de Maldonado, famous for its architecture. It borders the resort El Tesoro to the northwest and to the east a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos",[1] which lies just west of the resort Manantiales.

Population

In 2004, La Barra had a population of 358 permanent inhabitants[2] and 817 dwellings.[3]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 132 223
1975 182 334
1985 281 474
1996 308 677
2004 358 817

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal map of Maldonado" (PDF (1.2 MB)). Intendencia de Maldonado. http://www.maldonado.gub.uy/documentos/pdf/mapas-municipios/mapa-municipios-de-maldonado.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Maldonado department Frame 7" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Maldonado/Cuadro7_10.XLS. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "2004 Census of Maldonado department Frame 12" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Maldonado/Cuadro12_10.XLS. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / L" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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Coast of Maldonado
Resorts
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Landforms
Glossary : Balneario = Resort , Barra = Mouth (of river) , Laguna = Lagoon , Playa = Beach , Puerto = Port , Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula