Barra de Carrasco
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Barra de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa
in Canelones
, Uruguay
. It is located adjacent to Carrasco
, an eastern neighbourhood (barrio) of Montevideo
, on the Río de la Plata
coast. It covers an area of roughly 2.2 sqkm.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Ciudad de la Costa
Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to the west, while to the east it borders Costa de Oro. It...
in Canelones
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:...
, 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 adjacent to Carrasco
Carrasco, Montevideo
Carrasco is a barrio in Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Punta Gorda to the west, Carrasco Norte to the north, Canelones Department to the east and the coastline to the south...
, an eastern neighbourhood (barrio) of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, on 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...
coast. It covers an area of roughly 2.2 sqkm.
Population
According to the census of 2004, its population was 4,747.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 524 |
| 1975 | 1,701 |
| 1985 | 2,815 |
| 1996 | 4,306 |
| 2004 | 4,747 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay