Chihuahua, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Chihuahua
Settlement Type:Resort
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Maldonado Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:37
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.875°N -55.0889°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20003
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 42 (+6 digits)

Chihuahua is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about east of the resort Punta Negra. To the east the resort Punta Ballena and to the west it borders the resort Ocean Park with the stream Arroyo del Portero separating it with the later. This stream carries the water of the Laguna del Sauce to the Río de la Plata.

Population

In 2011, Chihuahua had a population of 37 permanent inhabitants and 79 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1975 0 5
1985 0 7
1996 7 11
2004 8 38
2011 37 79
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 29 August 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120907041445/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/maldonado.html . 7 September 2012 .
  2. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / C . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 28 July 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721211855/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraC.doc . 21 July 2011 .