Salinas | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
  Salinas Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates:34°47′0″S55°50′0″W / 34.78333°S 55.83333°W /-34.78333; -55.83333 | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Canelones |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 8,626 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 15100 |
| Dial plan | +598 437 (+5 digits) |
Salinas is a city and resort of theCosta de Oro in theCanelones Department of southernUruguay.
Salinas is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs and which includes the resort towns Marindia, Pinamar–Pinepark,Neptunia and rural areas to their north.
The city is located onKm.39 ofRuta Interbalnearia, and at its intersection with Route 87. It borders the resortsPinamar-Pinepark to the west andMarindia to the east.
On 1 July 1982, its status was elevated from "Balneario" (resort) to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.283.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Salinas had a population of 8,626.[2] In 2010 theIntendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 16,874 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 931 |
| 1975 | 1,866 |
| 1985 | 2,523 |
| 1996 | 5,279 |
| 2004 | 6,574 |
| 2011 | 8,626 |
Source:Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]
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