Las Flores, or Balneario Las Flores is a resort (''balneario'') 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 East ...

of southeastern

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of

Río de la Plata The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...

, on Route 10, south of Estación Las Flores and

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 sig ...

. It borders the resort Bella Vista to its west and the resort

Playa Verde Playa Verde is a resort (''balneario'') in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10, about northwest of Piriápolis. It borders the resort Las Flores to the ...

to its east, separated by the stream Arroyo Tarariras from the later.

Population

In 2011 Las Flores had a population of 221 permanent inhabitants and 473 dwellings. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Las Flores, Playa Verde, Playa Hermosa and Playa Grande
Populated places in the Maldonado Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{maldonado-geo-stub