El Bosque | |
|---|---|
Resort of Ciudad de la Costa | |
 Location of El Bosque in Ciudad de la Costa | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′16″S55°58′23″W / 34.83778°S 55.97306°W Coordinates: 34°50′16″S55°58′23″W / 34.83778°S 55.97306°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones Department |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 988 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 15004 |
| Dial plan | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
El Bosque is a small neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
This neighbourhood is located just southeast of Lagomar and west of Solymar. In 2004 it had a population of 941. Its area is merely 0.33 square kilometres (0.13 sq mi).
Civilization on the land was launched in 1953 on five acres owned by brothers Oscar and Rupert Crapuchette under the initiative of Mariano Almenera. The name means "The Forest" in Spanish. The area extended between 1985 and 1996 when its population grew by over 70%.
In 2011 El Bosque had a population of 988. [1] [2]
| Year | People |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 87 |
| 1975 | 302 |
| 1985 | 519 |
| 1996 | 888 |
| 2004 | 941 |
| 2011 | 988 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [3]
Route 10 passes along the seafront leading from Carrasco, known as the Rambla de Montevideo. The main roads are Avenida Luis Giannattasio which stretches along the length of the Ciudad de la Costa, along which are concentrated the main commercial and service activities of the place, Avenida Secco Garcgua, Avenida Oscar Gestido and Calle 76.
Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones.
Shangrilá is a coastal resort or residential neighbourhood of the Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.
Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to the west, while to the east it borders Costa de Oro. It was declared a city on 19 October 1994 and given its current name. At the 2011 census, it was the third most populated city of Uruguay.
Pando is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. It is an important commercial and industrial centre which has become part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.
El Pinar is a seaside resort of the Canelones Department, Uruguay. In 1994, when Ciudad de la Costa took on the status of a city, El Pinar was incorporated in it.
Solymar is a coastal resort or residential neighbourhood of the Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Its name is a contraction of the words "Sun and Sea".
Barrio La Lucha is a barrio of La Paz in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Colinas de Solymar is a small town and northern suburb of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
General Seregni is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Costa Azul is a village and resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Las Toscas is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Neptunia is a resort town of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Villa Aeroparque is a small town or urban fragment (fraccionamiento) in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Villa El Tato is an urban fragment (fraccionamiento) in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.
Parque Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
Lomas de Solymar, which also contains the area Médanos de Solymar, is a residential neighbourhood and a resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
Lagomar is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
San José de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
Barra de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Its name means "mouth of the Carrasco Creek".
Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.
