La Barra is a resort in the

Maldonado Department The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the Eas ...

of southeastern

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Location and geography

The resort is located on Route 10, south of its junction with

Ruta Interbalnearia Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) 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. It is marked on maps and si ...

. Its west coast is on the mouth of Arroyo Maldonado, while its south coast in on the

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. It lies just across San Rafael - El Placer to the west, with which they are connected with the nearby bridge

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, famous for its architecture. It borders the resort

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to the northwest and to the east a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos", which lies just west of the resort Manantiales.

Population

In 2011 La Barra had a population of 339 permanent inhabitants and 1,210 dwellings. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Places of worship

Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary ( pt, Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Rosário) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. Its construction began in the late 17th century and was completed in the 1750s, like ...

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Attractions

Museum of the sea (Uruguay) The Museum of the Sea, opened in 1996, is a museum of natural history located in La Barra, in the department of Maldonado, Uruguay. It occupies about and is divided into four large halls, which are open to the public all year round. Overview T ...

References

External links

INE map of El Tesoro, La Barra, Laguna Blanca, Manantiales and El Chorro
Populated places in the Maldonado Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{maldonado-geo-stub