Salinas (Uruguay)

Salinas
Coordinates: 34 ° 47 ′  S , 55 ° 50 ′  W Salinas​ Salinas on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Residents	8626  (2011)
City insignia
Detailed data
Post Code	15100
City Presidency	Salvador Bernal
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Salinas is a city in southern Uruguay .

geography

It is located on the edge of the Río de la Plata on the Costa de Oro in the Canelones department in sector 17 . Salinas is located east of the capital Montevideo near the seaside resorts of Atlántida and Parque del Plata to the east . Immediately to the east, adjacent to Salinas, is Marindia . To the west is Pinamar-Pinepark .

Infrastructure

education

With the Liceo Nº 1 de Salinas, founded in 1971/1980, Salinas has a secondary school ( Liceo ).

traffic

The Ruta Interbalnearia runs through the center of the city, where Ruta 87 meets.

Residents

Salinas has 8,626 inhabitants (as of 2011) (4,059 male, 4,567 female residents).

year	Residents
1963	931
1975	1,866
1985	2,523
1996	5,279
2004	6,574
2011	8,626

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City administration

Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Salinas is Salvador Bernal ( Frente Amplio ).

sons and daughters of the town

• Leandro Zazpe (* 1994), football player

Web links

• www.salinas.com.uy
• City map of Salinas (PDF; 272 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Códigos Postales del Interior
2. ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 7.3 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012
3. ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on July 4, 2013
4. ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 127 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 )