Playa Hermosa

Playa Hermosa
—  Resort  —
Playa Hermosa
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Maldonado Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 382
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 20303
Area code(s) +598 443

Playa Hermosa is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10, about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) northwest of Piriápolis. It borders the resort Playa Verde to the northwest and the resort Playa Grande to the southeast.

Population

In 2004, Playa Hermosa had a population of 382 permanent inhabitants[1] and 1,101 dwellings.[2]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 77 195
1975 121 368
1985 155 416
1996 302 762
2004 382 1,101

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census of Maldonado department Frame 7" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Maldonado/Cuadro7_10.XLS. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Maldonado department Frame 12" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Maldonado/Cuadro12_10.XLS. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / P" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraP.doc. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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