Villa Argentina is a resort (balneario) of the Costa de Oro

Costa de Oro

Costa de Oro is a 45 km long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa. Until 19 October 1994 it also included all the resorts that became henceforth integrated under the name Ciudad de la Costa...

 in the Canelones Department

Canelones Department

The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...

 of southern 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 both sides of 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...

, about 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) from the border of Montevideo Department

Montevideo Department

Montevideo is a department of Uruguay.It is by far the smallest one in area, and the most populated as well. It contains the city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits, e.g...

. It shares borders with Atlántida

Atlántida, Uruguay

Atlántida is a resort town of the Costa de Oro in Canelones Department of Uruguay, east of Montevideo. It is located on Ruta Interbalnearia, near the junction with Route 11. It started in the beginning of the 20th century as a resort for the elite class of Montevideo and remained so until the mid...

 to the east. The famous eagle-shaped house overlooking the 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...

, which is attributed to Atlántida, is in fact located in this resort.

Population

In 2004, Villa Argentina had a population of 552.

Year	Population
1963	41
1975	156
1985	193
1996	385
2004	552

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Villa Argentina