Manantiales, Uruguay

Manantiales
Resort
Manantiales Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°54′20″S 54°49′30″W / 34.90556°S 54.82500°W / -34.90556; -54.82500Coordinates: 34°54′20″S 54°49′30″W / 34.90556°S 54.82500°W / -34.90556; -54.82500
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado Department
Population (2011)
• Total	149
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20002
Dial plan	+598 42 (+6 digits)

Manantiales is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Location and 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
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 (1.2 MB)). Intendencia de Maldonado. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
↑ "Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

Coast of Maldonado

Resorts and 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 Jardin Playa Honda Puerto Canon 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 Barra de José Ignacio Laguna Garzón Faro José Ignacio Playa Juanita Pta José Ignacio Arenas de José Ignacio Playa Garzón

Glossary : Balneario = Resort , Barra = Mouth (of river) , Laguna = Lagoon , Playa = Beach , Puerto = Port , Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula

Maldonado Department of Uruguay

Capital: Maldonado

Towns and villages	Aiguá Balneario Buenos Aires Barrio Hipódromo Barrio Los Aromos Cerro Pelado El Tesoro Garzón Gerona Gregorio Aznárez La Sonrisa Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Pinares – Las Delicias Piriápolis Playa Grande Punta Del Este San Carlos San Rafael - El Placer Villa Delia

Sights	Lussich Arboretum Casapueblo Cerro de las Ánimas Cerro Pan de Azúcar Isla Gorriti Isla de Lobos Laguna del Sauce Monumento al Ahogado Punta Ballena

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