Shangrilá

Shangrilá
Coordinates: 34 ° 51 ′ S , 56 ° 0 ′ W Shangrilá on the map of Uruguay	Shangrilá
	Shangrilá
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Residents	3195 (2011)
Detailed data
Post Code	15001
	Location of Shangrilá in Ciudad de la Costa
	Shangrilá plan
	Street in Shangrilá

Shangrilá is a seaside resort belonging to Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department in Uruguay .

geography

Shangrilá is located in the southern part of the Canelones department in sector 37 . The place is located in the western part of Ciudad de la Costa and borders with its southeast side on the Río de la Plata . San José de Carrasco adjoins the coastline that continues to the northeast , while Parque Carrasco shares a border with Shangrilá in the southwest .

history

Founded in 1946 as a resort on 57 hectares in the immediate vicinity of Montevideo and three kilometers from Carrasco International Airport , the population rose by 70 percent between 1985 and 1996. The name of the man-made seaside resort (Spanish: Balneario ) was derived from the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton : Shangri-La is a synonym for paradise .

Infrastructure

education

With the Liceo Nº 1 de Shangrilá, founded in 1990, the town has a secondary school ( Liceo ).

traffic

Shangrilá is located on the south side of Ruta 101 shortly before the Ruta Interbalnearia branches off a few hundred meters to the northeast .

Residents

The population of Shangrilá is 3,195 (as of 2011). In the summer months, the number of residents and guests rises sharply: the beach is the main attraction and in summer attracts many families with its leisure activities for children and its calm bathing water.