Official Name: | Playa Grande |
Settlement Type: | Resort and suburb of Piriápolis |
Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uruguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Maldonado Department |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1031 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Cfa |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -34.85°N -55.2994°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 20200 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 443 (+5 digits) |
Playa Grande is a resort town and western suburb of the city of Piriápolis in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.
The resort is located on Route 10 and borders the city to the southeast, with a small creek as the natural border, while to the northwest it borders the resort Playa Hermosa.
In 2011 Playa Grande had a population of 1,031 permanent inhabitants and 1,476 dwellings.[1]
Year | Population | Dwellings | |
---|---|---|---|
1963 | 173 | 207 | |
1975 | 226 | 349 | |
1985 | 300 | 424 | |
1996 | 569 | 711 | |
2004 | 715 | 990 | |
2011 | 1,031 | 1,476 |