Punta Negra is a small peninsula (''punta'') and a resort (''balneario'') 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
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Location
The resort is located just east of the peninsula, about east of
Piriápolis
Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small per ...
, east of the resort
Punta Colorada and west of the resort
Sauce de Portezuelo. The beach on its coast is called Playa Punta Negra.
Population
In 2011 Punta Negra had a population of 178 permanent inhabitants and 505 dwellings.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
References
External links
INE map of Piriápolis, Punta Colorada and Punta Negra
Populated places in the Maldonado Department
Headlands of Uruguay
Seaside resorts in Uruguay
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