Playa Grande, Uruguay

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Playa Grande
Resort and suburb of Piriápolis
Playa Grande
Coordinates: 34°51′0″S 55°17′58″W / 34.85000°S 55.29944°W / -34.85000; -55.29944Coordinates: 34°51′0″S 55°17′58″W / 34.85000°S 55.29944°W / -34.85000; -55.29944
Country Uruguay
Department Maldonado Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,031
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 20200
Dial plan +598 443 (+5 digits)

Playa Grande is a resort town and western suburb of the city of Piriápolis in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.

Location

The resort is located on Route 10 and borders the city to the southeast, with a small creek as the natural border, while to the northwest it borders the resort Playa Hermosa.

Population

In 2011 Playa Grande had a population of 1,031 permanent inhabitants and 1,476 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 173 207
1975 226 349
1985 300 424
1996 569 711
2004 715 990
2011 1,031 1,476

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / P" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. 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
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