El Chorro, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:El Chorro
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:392
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfb
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.9028°N -54.8111°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20002
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 42 (+6 digits)

El Chorro is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, just east of its junction with Route 104. It borders the resort Manantiales to the west and the resort Balneario Buenos Aires to the east.

Population

In 2011 El Chorro had a population of 392 permanent inhabitants and 540 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 25 59
1975 49 140
1985 93 173
1996 147 265
2004 254 355
2011 392 540
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

External links

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 / E . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 26 July 2011.