Ocean Park | |
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Resort | |
  Ocean Park Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′30″S55°8′25″W / 34.87500°S 55.14028°W Coordinates: 34°52′30″S55°8′25″W / 34.87500°S 55.14028°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Maldonado Department |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 234 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 20004 |
| Dial plan | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Ocean Park is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.
The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Punta Ballena and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) (by road) east of the resort Punta Negra. It borders the resort Sauce de Portezuelo to the west and to the resort Chihuahua to the east, with the creek Arroyo del Potrero separating it with the latter. Its northern limit is the Ruta Interbalnearia, also marked as Route 93 for this area, and across from it are the towns La Capuera, El Pejerrey and the Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, on the shore of the Laguna del Sauce.
In 2011 Ocean Park had a population of 234 permanent inhabitants and 280 dwellings. [1]
| Year | Population | Dwellings |
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| 1963 | 10 | 4 |
| 1975 | 4 | 3 |
| 1985 | 16 | 10 |
| 1996 | 35 | 20 |
| 2004 | 63 | 194 |
| 2011 | 234 | 280 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]
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Glossary :Balneario = Resort , Barra = Mouth (of river) , Laguna = Lagoon , Playa = Beach , Puerto = Port , Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula | |
Capital:  Maldonado | ||
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