| Official Name: | El Pinar |
| 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: | 21091 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7972°N -55.9097°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 15800 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 2698 (+4 digits) |
El Pinar is a seaside resort of the Canelones Department, Uruguay. In 1994, when Ciudad de la Costa took on the status of a city, El Pinar was incorporated in it.
El Pinar is the easternmost locality of Ciudad de la Costa, after which starts the group of resorts known as Costa de Oro. Its south limit is the coastline of the Río de la Plata and it shares borders with Lomas de Solymar to the west, with Neptunia to the east, with the stream Arroyo Pando separating the two, and with Country Villa Juana to the north.
In 2011 El Pinar had a population of 21,091.[1] [2]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 394 | |
| 1975 | 1,874 | |
| 1985 | 3,479 | |
| 1996 | 10,383 | |
| 2004 | 17,221 | |
| 2011 | 21,091 |