Boca del Cufré
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Coordinates: 34 ° 26 ′ S , 57 ° 9 ′ W Boca del Cufré on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | San Jose | |
| Residents | 28 (2011) | |
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Boca del Cufré is a town in Uruguay .
Geography and location
Boca del Cufré is located in the territory of the Department of San José in its sector 5 on the banks of the Río de la Plata . The place is located in the extreme southwest of San José on the border with the neighboring Colonia , which is formed there by the Arroyo Cufré , which opens at Boca del Cufré . Immediately to the west is the place Brisas del Plata in Colonia . Other settlements in the vicinity are in the northeast Ecilda Paullier and Scavino .
history
In December 1531, the Portuguese navigator Pedro Lópes de Souza met the Exarúas and Charrúas at the location where today's Boca del Cufré is located, as well as in Puerto Arazatí .
Infrastructure
traffic
To the north of the village runs a few kilometers away Ruta 1 , to which there is a road connection to Boca del Cufrés at about 100 km. There is also a regular bus connection via Ecilda Paullier to the departmental capital San José .
tourism
Originally a fishing village, Boca de Cufré has meanwhile also dedicated itself to tourism. As part of the tourist offer, the place has a campsite and holiday homes, formerly operated by Intendencia, now privately operated. A gastronomic offer is also available. In addition to water sports activities, there is also the possibility of fishing both in the Arroyo Cufré and in the Río de la Plata. Furthermore, the local area, with its extensive pine trees, has wide sandy beaches, which have again been awarded the LATU for the fourth time as a certified environmentally friendly beach ( Playa Natural de Gestión Ambiental Certificada ). Even a small, with that in Ecilda Paullier cooperating clinic present near the campsite.
Residents
The population of Boca del Cufré is 28 (as of 2011), of which 13 are male and 15 are female. With 38 inhabitants, the place in the 2004 census was the smallest in the department in terms of population.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 15th |
| 1975 | 29 |
| 1985 | 40 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 2004 | 38 |
| 2011 | 28 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Web links
- City map of Boca del Cufré (PDF; 100 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PROYECTO DE LEY ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) at www.parlamento.gub.uy (decision of October 23, 2012), accessed on December 9, 2012
- ↑ Horarios de verano - Empresa de ómnibus Don Pepe srl. - SAN JOSÉ - ECILDA PAULLIER - BOCA DEL CUFRÉ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.imsj.gub.uy, accessed December 9, 2012
- ↑ Boca del Cufre ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), Retrieved December 9, 2012
- ↑ Extensa playa, seguridad y diversión - Boca del Cufré (Spanish), accessed December 9, 2012
- ↑ Boca de Cufré nuevamente es “Playa natural de gestión ambiental certificada” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.turismo.gub.uy, accessed December 9, 2012
- ↑ Boca de Cufré te da la bienvenida (Spanish) in La Semana of January 18, 2012, accessed on December 9, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 28, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 87 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as XLS file
