La Esmeralda (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 9 ′ S , 53 ° 42 ′ W La Esmeralda on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Rocha | |
| Residents | 57 (2011) | |
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La Esmeralda is a town in the southeast of Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the Rocha department in sectors 4 and 5 of the Cuchilla de la Angostura, upstream on the Atlantic coast. To the west lie inland Castillos and Barrio Torres a few kilometers away , while the Laguna Negra spreads out near the northern edge of the village . Up the coast in a north-easterly direction is the coastal town of Punta del Diablo , while Aguas Dulces is the closest coastal town in the south-southwest .
Infrastructure
Ruta 9 runs along the western edge of La Esmeralda .
Residents
La Esmeralda had 57 inhabitants at the 2011 census, of which 35 were men and 22 were women.
| year | Residents |
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| 1996 | - |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2011 | 57 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Web links
- Official website
- City map of La Esmeralda (PDF; 89 kB)