Punta Negra, Uruguay
Resort in Maldonado Department, Uruguay
34°53′25″S 55°13′15″W / 34.89028°S 55.22083°W / -34.89028; -55.22083![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png)
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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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Piriápolis, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the resort Punta Colorada and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) 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 |
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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]
References
External links
- INE map of Piriápolis, Punta Colorada and Punta Negra
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Landforms
- Solís
- Punta Animas
- Pta Solís
- Bella Vista
- Las Flores
- Playa Verde
- Pta Piedras
- Playa Hermosa
- Playa Grande
- Pta de los Burros
- Piriápolis
- Playa de la Rambla
- Pta Fria
- Playa San Francisco
- Punta Colorada
- Pta Colorada
- Playa Punta Colorada
- Punta Negra
- Pta Negra
- Playa Pta Negra
- Sauce de Portezuelo
- Ocean Park
- Chihuahua
- Barra del Potrero
- see also: Laguna del Sauce
- Punta Ballena
- Playa Solanas
- Portezuelo
- Pta Ballena
- Playa de las Grutas
- Pta del Chileno
- Pinares - Las Delicias
- Playa de Pinares
- Playa Mansa
- Punta del Este
- Puerto Jardín
- Playa Honda
- Puerto Cañón
- Pta del Este
- Playa de los Ingleses
- Pta del Vapor
- Playa Brava
- San Rafael - El Placer
- Playa San Rafael
- Pta de la Barra
- El Tesoro - La Barra
- Barra de Maldonado
- Pta Maldonado
- Playa de la Barra
- El Chorro
- Manantiales
- Pta Manantiales
- Playa Bikini
- Pta de Piedras
- Balneario Buenos Aires
- Edén Rock
- Santa Mónica
- Laguna José Ignacio
- Barra de José Ignacio
- José Ignacio
- Playa Juanita
- Pta José Ignacio
- Arenas de José Ignacio
- Playa Garzón
- Laguna Garzón
Glossary : Balneario = Resort , Barra = Mouth (of river) , Laguna = Lagoon , Playa = Beach , Puerto = Port , Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula
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