Barra de Carrasco explained

Official Name:Barra de Carrasco
Settlement Type:Resort of Ciudad de la Costa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Canelones Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:5410
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.8714°N -56.0272°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:15000
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 2 (+7 digits)

Barra de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Its name means "mouth of the Carrasco Creek".

Geography

Location

It is located adjacent to Carrasco, an eastern neighbourhood (barrio) of Montevideo, on the Río de la Plata coast. It covers an area of roughly .

Population

In 2011, Barra de Carrasco had population was 5,410.[1] [2]

Year Population
1963 524
1975 1,701
1985 2,815
1996 4,306
2004 4,747
20115,410
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . XLS . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Canelones (flash plugin needed) . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  3. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / B . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 28 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721212206/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraB.doc. 21 July 2011 . live.