La Barra is a resort in the
Maldonado Department
The Maldonado Department (; ), with an area of and 212,951 inhabitants (2023), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado.
Geography
Neighbouring departments are Rocha Department, Rocha to the East, Lav ...
of southeastern
Uruguay
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.
Geography
The resort is located on
Route 10, south of its junction with
Ruta Interbalnearia. Its west coast is on the mouth of Arroyo Maldonado, while its south coast in on the
Atlantic Ocean
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. It lies just across
San Rafael - El Placer to the west, with which they are connected with the nearby bridge
Puente de Barra de Maldonado, famous for its architecture. It borders the resort
El Tesoro
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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
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Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (
Roman Catholic
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)
Attractions
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Museum of the sea (Uruguay)
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
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