El Pinar, Uruguay
Encyclopedia
El Pinar is a seaside resort of the Canelones Department
, Uruguay
. In 1994, when Ciudad de la Costa
took on the status of a city, El Pinar was incorporated in it.
. Its south limit is the coastline of the Río de la Plata
and it shares borders with Lomas de Solymar
to the west, with Neptunia
to the east, with the stream Arroyo Pando separating the two, and with Country Villa Juana to the north.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
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...
. In 1994, when Ciudad de la Costa
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...
took on the status of a city, El Pinar was incorporated in it.
Geography
El Pinar is the easternmost locality of Ciudad de la Costa, after which starts the group of resorts known as Costa de OroCosta 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...
. Its south limit is the coastline of 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...
and it shares borders with Lomas de Solymar
Lomas de Solymar
Lomas de Solymar, which also contains the area Médanos de Solymar, is a residential neighbourhood and a resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay...
to the west, with Neptunia
Neptunia, Uruguay
Neptunia is a resort town of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the Ruta Interbalnearia, about northeast of the border with Montevideo Department...
to the east, with the stream Arroyo Pando separating the two, and with Country Villa Juana to the north.
Population
In 2004, El Pinar had a population of 17,221.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 394 |
| 1975 | 1,874 |
| 1985 | 3,479 |
| 1996 | 10,383 |
| 2004 | 17,221 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay