Punta Negra, Uruguay

Punta Negra
—  Resort  —
The resort and the beach of Punta Negra seen from the homonymous peninsula.
Punta Negra
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Maldonado Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 50
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 20200
Area code(s) +598 443

Punta Negra is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. The resort is located just east of the peninsula, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Piriápolis, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the resort Punta Colorada and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the resort Sauce de Portezuelo. The beach on its coast is called Playa Punta Negra.

Population

In 2004, Punta Negra had a population of 50 permanent inhabitants[1] and 175 dwellings.[2]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 69 18
1975 29 25
1985 11 18
1996 42 78
2004 50 175

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 26 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Maldonado department Frame 12" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Maldonado/Cuadro12_10.XLS. Retrieved 26 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 26 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