Punta Negra is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department

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...

. The resort is located just east of the peninsula, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Piriápolis

Piriápolis

Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10 and its intersection with Route 37. It is about east of the national capital, Montevideo . Piriápolis is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and more...

, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the resort Punta Colorada

Punta Colorada

Punta Colorada is a small peninsula and a resort in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. The resort is located on the peninsula, to the east of Piriápolis, west of the resort Punta Negra and about to the west of Punta del Este....

 and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of 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...

. The beach on its coast is called Playa Punta Negra.

Population

In 2004, Punta Negra had a population of 50 permanent inhabitants and 175 dwellings.

Year	Population	Dwellings
1963	69	18
1975	29	25
1985	11	18
1996	42	78
2004	50	175

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Punta Colorada and Punta Negra