Ciudad del Plata

Ciudad del Plata
—  City  —
Ciudad del Plata
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department San José Department
Population (2009)
 • Total 35,588
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 80101
Area code(s) +598 2 (+7 digits)

Ciudad del Plata is a city in San José Department of Uruguay. It is delimited by Santa Lucía River to the east and to the north, the Río de la Plata to the south and the 35th kilometre of the Route 1 also named "Brigadier General Manuel Oribe". Its population in 2009 was approximately 35,000 inhabitants. It has a big concentration of industries.

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History

The whereabouts of Ciudad del Plata were formerly known as Rincón de la Bolsa. It was a group of independent fragments, which became integrated into one populated centre, as a result of the westward expansion of the metropolitan area of Montevideo.

According to the legislative decree nº18.052, it received city status under the name 'Ciudad del Plata' on 25 October 2006.[1] The former fragments became barrios (neighbourhoods) of the newly formed city.

Barrios

The barrios of Ciudad del Plata are: Delta del Tigre, Sofima, Villa Rives, San Fernando, Parque Postel, Autódromo Nacional, San Fernando Chico, Parque del Plata, Monte Grande, Safici, Las Violetas, Penino, Santa Mónica, Santa María, Santa Victoria, San Luis, Playa Pascual, Villa Olímpica.

The populations of the biggest of these centres up to the census of 2004[2] were as follows:

Delta del Tigre y Villas Monte Grande Safici Villa María
Year Population
1963 3,474
1975 8,831
1985 9,618
1996 14,120
2004 17,457
Year Population
1963 -
1975 -
1985 352
1996 710
2004 1,084
Year Population
1963 -
1975 -
1985 502
1996 656
2004 948
Year Population
1963 104
1975 209
1985 279
1996 322
2004 512

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 18.052". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18052&Anchor=. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of San José department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Sanjose/Cuadro7_16.XLS. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / D" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraD.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraM.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / S" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraS.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / V" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraV.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

External links

    Coast of San José Department    
Resorts
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Landforms

Ciudad del Plata (Playa Pasqual)  • (Punta del Tigre, Barrancas de Mauricio)  • Kiyú - Ordeig  • (Punta de San Gregório, Punta Jesús María, Playa Sánchez, Playa Arazatí, Puerto Arazatí)  • Bocas del Cufré (Gran Playa Bocas del Cufré)
Glossary : Playa = Beach , Puerto = Port , Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula