| Zagarzazú Balneario Zagarzazú |
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Zagarzazú
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Colonia Department |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 66 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 70100 |
| Area code(s) | +598 4542 |
Zagarzazú or Balneario Zagarzazú is a resort village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río Uruguay, north of the city of Carmelo and just south of Route 21.
To the west of the Zagarzazú resort, is situated the Four Seasons Resort of Carmelo[1], which also shares the same beach and beautiful surroundings. It is a famous and luxurious summer resort during the summer, on one of the most ecologically conserved beaches of Uruguay.
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In 2004, Zagarzazú had a population of 66 permanent inhabitants.[2]
| Year | Population |
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| 1975 | 18 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1996 | 41 |
| 2004 | 66 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
Just east of the Zagarzazu resort, is situated the "Aeropuerto Zagarzazú of Carmelo" (Zagarzazú Airport). This airport was built along with the resort by Isidro (Chiquito) Zagarzazú. A statue of Chiquito Zagarzazú can be found at the end of the resort entrance, where the beach area begins. "Aeropuerto Zagarzazú" was later donated to the City of Carmelo as a means of making it an International Airport. Since its donation, there has been political pressure to make it a Domestic Airport again, in order to increase traffic to its neighbouring airport, the "Aeropuerto de Colonia".[4][5]
Much controversy has begun taking place due to this issue, which would break the clause and the basis on which the airport was initially donated. If this happens then the airport donation clause will be voided and the airport should be returned to the Zagarzazú Family.
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