Ciudad de la Costa

Ciudad de la Costa
Coordinates: 34 ° 49 ′  S , 55 ° 57 ′  W Ciudad de la Costa​ Ciudad de la Costa on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
City foundation	1994
Residents	112,449  (2011)
City insignia
Detailed data
City Presidency	Omar Rodríguez
Map of the urban area
The Puente de las Américas opened in 2005

Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Uruguay .

geography

It is nestled between Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando , on the banks of the Río de la Plata, directly east of the capital Montevideo, then in the department of Canelones in its 37th sector .

history

The city was only founded on October 19, 1994 by Law No. 16.610. In this it was regulated that the area between Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando in the judicial districts ( Secciones Judiciales ) 19 and 20 of the Departamentos Canelones are combined to form the Ciudad de la Costa. The seaside resorts in the area had already grown together in terms of their development. These included: Barra de Carrasco , Shangrilá , San José de Carrasco , Lagomar , Solymar , Lomas de Solymar and El Pinar . These had developed in the 1980s and 1990s from small fashionable resorts to larger housing estates, which is why it was decided to combine them into one city.

Infrastructure

The economy is shaped by services. Although tourism is still dominant, it has lost its importance in the area too soon, as the urban character of residential area has caused many Uruguayans to drift to more remote holiday destinations. The population growth is nevertheless the highest of all major cities in Uruguay, which means that there are currently infrastructure problems.

The Ruta Interbalnearia (IB) runs through the city .

Residents

With 112,449 inhabitants (2011) it is the second largest city in the country.

year	Residents
1996	66,402
2004	83,888
2011	112,449

Source:

City administration

Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Ciudad de la Costa is Omar Rodríguez ( Frente Amplio ).

Town twinning

• Hollywood , Florida, USA

Web links

Commons : Ciudad de la Costa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BATLLE INAUGURÓ EL PUENTE DE LAS AMÉRICAS (Spanish) of February 24, 2005, accessed on February 28, 2012
2. ↑ Ley Nº 16.610 ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), Retrieved March 26, 2012  
3. ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
4. ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963-1996 ( MS Word ; 176 kB)
5. ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (PDF; 617 kB)
6. ↑ "ALCALDES Y CONCEJALES ELECTOS EN CANELONES" on the Internet news portal "Hoy Canelones" ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )