Las Flores, Maldonado

Las Flores Balneario Las Flores
Resort
Las Flores Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°48′45″S55°19′55″W / 34.81250°S 55.33194°W / -34.81250; -55.33194
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	241
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20303
Dial plan	+598 443 (+5 digits)
Climate	Cfa

Las Flores, or Balneario Las Flores is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is known as a family-friendly place to spend summers. In Las Flores each street is named after a flower to honor its name which means "flowers" in Spanish.

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Estación Las Flores and Ruta Interbalnearia. It borders the resort Bella Vista to its west and the resort Playa Verde to its east, separated by the stream Arroyo Tarariras from the later.

Population

In 2011 Las Flores had a population of 221 permanent inhabitants and 473 dwellings. ^[1]

Year	Population	Dwellings
1963	98	202
1975	107	242
1985	150	312
1996	235	381
2004	221	473
2011	241	527

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay ^[2]

References

1. "Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
2. "1963–1996 Statistics / F". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

• INE map of Las Flores, Playa Verde, Playa Hermosa and Playa Grande