| Official Name: | El Tesoro |
| 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: | 1396 |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Cfb |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.9064°N -54.8731°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
El Tesoro is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.
The resort is located on Ruta Interbalnearia, on the east bank of Arroyo Maldonado, just across San Rafael - El Placer, with which it is connected by a bridge famous for its architecture, the Puente de Barra de Maldonado. It borders the resort La Barra to the south.
In 2011 El Tesoro had a population of 1,396 permanent inhabitants[1] and 990 dwellings.[2]
| Year | Population | Dwellings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 74 | 81 | |
| 1975 | 125 | 156 | |
| 1985 | 300 | 229 | |
| 1996 | 595 | 463 | |
| 2004 | 781 | 605 | |
| 2011 | 1,396 | 990 |