Official Name: | José Ignacio |
Settlement Type: | Seaside 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: | 292 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -34.8464°N -54.6333°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 20402 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
José Ignacio is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.
The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, east of José Ignacio Lagoon.
A notable feature is the Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse.
In April 1873 the British ship Norman got wrecked near José Ignacio.[1] In the 2020s, the town became an arts destination.[2]
In 2011 José Ignacio had a population of 292 permanent inhabitants.[3]