Ocean Park, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Ocean Park
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:234
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfa
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.875°N -55.1403°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20004
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 42 (+6 digits)

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

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about west of Punta Ballena and (by road) east of the resort Punta Negra. It borders the resort Sauce de Portezuelo to the west and to the resort Chihuahua to the east, with the creek Arroyo del Potrero separating it with the latter. Its northern limit is the Ruta Interbalnearia, also marked as Route 93 for this area, and across from it are the towns La Capuera, El Pejerrey and the Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, on the shore of the Laguna del Sauce.

Population

In 2011 Ocean Park had a population of 234 permanent inhabitants and 280 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 10 4
1975 4 3
1985 16 10
1996 35 20
2004 63 194
2011 234 280
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.
  2. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / O . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 28 July 2011.