Salinas is a city and resort of the

Costa de Oro Costa de Oro is a long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa.Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones (; ) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by ...

of southern

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. Salinas is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs and which includes the resort towns Marindia, Pinamar–Pinepark, Neptunia and rural areas to their north.

Geography

The city is located on Km.39 of

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 ...

, and at its intersection with Route 87. It borders the resorts Pinamar-Pinepark to the west and

Marindia Marindia is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Geography Location The resort is located on the Ruta Interbalnearia Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a nat ...

to the east.

History

On 1 July 1982, its status was elevated from "Balneario" (resort) to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.283.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Salinas had a population of 8,626. In 2010 the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 16,874 for the municipality during the elections. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Places of worship

* St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Church (

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)

References

External links

INE map of Salinas, Pinemar-Pinepark, Marindia, Neptunia and Villa Juana
Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Canelones-geo-stub