Ocean Park, Uruguay
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Ocean Park is a resort in the Maldonado Department
of Uruguay
. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata
, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Punta Ballena
and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) (by road) east of the resort Punta Negra
. It borders the resort Sauce de Portezuelo
to the west and to the resort Chihuahua
to the east, with the stream Arroyo del Portero separating it with the later. It north limit is the Ruta Interbalnearia
, also marked as Route 93 for this area, and across it are the resort La Capuera and the Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, both of which are on the coast of Laguna del Sauce.
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 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 Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Punta Ballena
Punta Ballena
Punta Ballena is a small peninsula and a resort , as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately long stripe of beaches and landforms and extends on both sides of Route 10...
and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) (by road) east of the resort Punta Negra
Punta Negra
The Peruvian district of Punta Negra is one of the 43 districts of the Province of Lima. It borders the district of Punta Hermosa to the north, the Province of Huarochirí to the east, the district of San Bartolo to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west....
. It borders the resort Sauce de Portezuelo
Sauce de Portezuelo
Sauce de Portezuelo is a resort in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about west of Punta Ballena and east of the resort Punta Negra. To the east it borders the resort Ocean Park and to the north the resort La Capuera, which is on the coast of...
to the west and to the resort Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Uruguay
Chihuahua is a resort in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about east of the resort Punta Negra. To the east the resort Punta Ballena and to the west it borders the resort Ocean Park with the stream Arroyo del Portero separating it with the later...
to the east, with the stream Arroyo del Portero separating it with the later. It north limit is the Ruta Interbalnearia
Ruta Interbalnearia
Ruta Interbalnearia or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately in length...
, also marked as Route 93 for this area, and across it are the resort La Capuera and the Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, both of which are on the coast of Laguna del Sauce.
Population
In 2004, Ocean Park had a population of 63 permanent inhabitants and 194 dwellings.| Year | Population | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 10 | 4 |
| 1975 | 4 | 3 |
| 1985 | 16 | 10 |
| 1996 | 35 | 20 |
| 2004 | 63 | 194 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay