Cuchilla Alta | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°47′40″S55°29′40″W / 34.79444°S 55.49444°W Coordinates: 34°47′40″S55°29′40″W / 34.79444°S 55.49444°W | |
Country | |
Department | Canelones Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 527 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 16400 |
Dial plan | +598 4378 (+4 digits) |
Cuchilla Alta (the Spanish term for High Hill) is a seaside resort of the Costa de Oro, in Canelones Department of Uruguay, Montevideo.
Spanish or Castilian, is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula and today has over 450 million native speakers in Spain and the Americas. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.
Costa de Oro is a 45 kilometres (28 mi) long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa. Until 19 October 1994 it also included all the resorts that became henceforth integrated under the name Ciudad de la Costa. Since then, Costa de Oro contains only the resorts and locations of the area delimited by the streams Arroyo Pando to the west and Arroyo Solís Grande to the east and by the highways Ruta 8 and Ruta 9 to the north.
The Departamento de Canelones , with an area of 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.
It is located about 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Montevideo between the resorts Santa Lucía del Este and El Galeon.
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.
In 2011 Cuchilla Alta had a population of 527 inhabitants. [1]
Year | Population |
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1963 | 148 |
1975 | 206 |
1985 | 297 |
1996 | 404 |
2004 | 435 |
2011 | 527 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]
This tourist complex is noted for its deep beaches. It offers regional tourists an ample range of services with its cabins, motels and commercial facilities.
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