Manantiales, Uruguay
Encyclopedia
Manantiales is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department
of southeastern Uruguay
. It 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", which lies just east of the resort La Barra
, and to the east it borders the resort El Chorro
.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Maldonado Department
The Maldonado Department , with an area of and 140,192 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.-Geography and climate:...
of southeastern Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, on Route 10
Route 10 (Uruguay)
Route 10 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Juan Díaz de Solís, after a national hero of Uruguay.The distance notation along Route 10 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the...
, 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", which lies just east of the resort La Barra
La Barra
La Barra is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 10, south of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. Its west coast is on the mouth of Arroyo Maldonado, while its south coast in on the Atlantic Ocean...
, and to the east it borders the resort El Chorro
El Chorro, Uruguay
El Chorro is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, just east of its junction with Route 104...
.
Population
In 2004, Manantiales had a population of 182 permanent inhabitants and 548 dwellings.| Year | Population | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 57 | 117 |
| 1975 | 63 | 177 |
| 1985 | 132 | 307 |
| 1996 | 199 | 419 |
| 2004 | 182 | 452 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
External links
- Article on Manatiales, Official Portal of the Uruguayan Government
- INE map of Manantiales, El Chorro and Balneario Buenos Aires (Note: The names "Manantiales" and "El Chorro" have been reversed in this map. Their correct placement can be seen in the departmental maps of Maldonado: Departmental map of Maldonado INE (pdf 1.7 MB) Map of the Municipalities of Maldonado, Intendencia of Maldonado (pdf 1.2 MB)