La Barra

For the hamlet in Chile, see Barra del Río Bueno.

La Barra
Resort
La Barra Bridge ("Leonel Viera")
La Barra Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°54′50″S 54°51′10″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	339
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20001
Dial plan	+598 42 (+6 digits)
Climate	Cfb

La Barra is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

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. 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 to the northwest and to the east a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos",^[1] which lies just west of the resort Manantiales.

Population

In 2011 La Barra had a population of 339 permanent inhabitants and 1,210 dwellings.^[2]

Year	Population	Dwellings
1963	132	223
1975	182	334
1985	281	474
1996	308	677
2004	358	817
2011	339	1,210

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

Places of worship

• Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Roman Catholic)

Attractions

• Museum of the sea (Uruguay)

References

1. "Municipal map of Maldonado" (PDF). Intendencia de Maldonado. Archived from the original (PDF (1.2 MB)) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
2. "Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

• INE map of El Tesoro, La Barra, Laguna Blanca, Manantiales and El Chorro