Punta Negra, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Punta Negra
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:178
Coordinates:-34.8903°N -55.2208°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20200
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 443 (+5 digits)

Punta Negra is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.

Location

The resort is located just east of the peninsula, about east of Piriápolis, east of the resort Punta Colorada and west of the resort Sauce de Portezuelo. The beach on its coast is called Playa Punta Negra.

Population

In 2011 Punta Negra had a population of 178 permanent inhabitants and 505 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 69 18
1975 29 25
1985 11 18
1996 42 78
2004 50 175
2011 178 505
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 29 August 2012.
  2. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / P . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 26 July 2011.