Barra del Chuy

Barra del Chuy
Resort

The Mouth of Chui seen from the Brazilian side.
Barra del Chuy

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 33°45′20″S 53°23′20″W / 33.75556°S 53.38889°W / -33.75556; -53.38889Coordinates: 33°45′20″S 53°23′20″W / 33.75556°S 53.38889°W / -33.75556; -53.38889
Country  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 370
Time zone UTC −3
Postal code 27102
Dial plan +598 4474 (+4 digits)
Climate Cfa

Barra del Chuy is a resort (balneario) in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Its name means Mouth of Chui (stream). It is the last coastal resort of Uruguay, bordering Brazil to the southeast with the stream Arroyo Chui as the natural border.

Location

The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in a southeastern direction into a road that spits from Route 9 about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) before Chuy. It borders the resort Puimayen to the southwest.

Population

In 2011 Barra del Chuy had a population of 370 permanent inhabitants and 1,021 dwellings.[1]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 83 225
1975 145 475
1985 275 563
1996 312 671
2004 367 869
2011 370 1,021

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / B" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

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