| Official Name: | Ciudad del Plata |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 31145 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7667°N -56.3806°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 80500 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
| Website: | www.ciudaddelplata.org |
Ciudad del Plata is a city in San José Department of Uruguay.
The city is bounded by the Santa Lucía River to the east and north and by the Río de la Plata to the south. Spanning the 23rd to the 39th km of Route 1 (also known as the "Brigadier General Manuel Oribe Highway"), Ciudad del Plata forms part of the conurbation of the capital Montevideo. Ciudad del Plata has an industrial core. The city is also known for the Jardines de Mater Terra, a private cemetery established in 1993.
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 Nº 18.052, "the area enclosed by the River Santa Lucia, the Rio de la Plata and kilometre 35 of National Route 1" received city status under the name "Ciudad del Plata" on 25 October 2006, "integrating the areas Delta del Tigre y Villas, Playa Pascual, Parque Postel, Monte Grande and Santa Monica".[1]
In 2006, an official estimate of its population was approximately 26,000 inhabitants.[2] According to the 2011 census, Ciudad de la Plata has a population of 31,145[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3,854 | |
| 1975 | 11,124 | |
| 1985 | 13,512 | |
| 1996 | 20,712 | |
| 2004 | 26,582 | |
| 2011 | 31,145 |
The names of the various barrios (neighbourhoods) composing Ciudad del Plata are: Delta del Tigre, Sofima, Villa Rives, San Fernando, Autódromo Nacional, San Fernando Chico, Parque del Plata, Monte Grande, Safici (Parque Postel), Las Violetas, Penino, Santa Mónica, Santa María, Santa Victoria, San Luis, Playa Pascual, Villa Olímpica.
The populations of the five censual districts up to the 2011 census[5] [6] were as follows:
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