Manantiales, Uruguay
Manantiales is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.
In the Spanish language in the Americas, a manantial means spring.
Geography
The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, between its junction with Route 104 to the east and Laguna Blanca (which means White Lagoon) to the west. On its coastline is a small point called Punta Piedras. To the west of this point is the beach Las Olas Playa and to its east the beach Playa Bikini. To the west, it borders a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos",[1] which lies just east of the resort La Barra, and to the east it borders the resort El Chorro.
Population
In 2011 Manantiales had a population of 149 permanent inhabitants and 486 dwellings.[2]
Year | Population | Dwellings |
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1963 | 57 | 117 |
1975 | 63 | 177 |
1985 | 132 | 307 |
1996 | 199 | 419 |
2004 | 182 | 452 |
2011 | 149 | 486 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
References
- ^ "Municipal map of Maldonado" (PDF). Intendencia de Maldonado. Archived from the original (PDF (1.2 MB)) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
- Article on Manantiales, Official Portal of the Uruguayan Government
- INE map of El Tesoro, La Barra, Laguna Blanca, Manantiales and El Chorro
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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
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