Manantiales, Uruguay

Manantiales is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, between its junction with Route 104 to the east and Laguna Blanca (which means White Lagoon) to the west. On its coastline is a small point called Punta Piedras. To the west of this point is the beach Las Olas Playa and to its east the beach Playa Bikini. To the west, it borders a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos",^[1] which lies just east of the resort La Barra, and to the east it borders the resort El Chorro.

Population

In 2004, Manantiales had a population of 182 permanent inhabitants^[2] and 548 dwellings.^[3]

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[4]

References

External links

• Article on Manantiales, Official Portal of the Uruguayan Government
• INE map of Manantiales, El Chorro and Balneario Buenos Aires (Note: The names "Manantiales" and "El Chorro" have been reversed in this map. Their correct placement can be seen in the departmental maps of Maldonado: Departmental map of Maldonado INE (pdf 1.7 MB) Map of the Municipalities of Maldonado, Intendencia of Maldonado (pdf 1.2 MB)