Manantiales, Uruguay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Manantiales
Resort
Manantiales, Uruguay Location in Uruguay
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	149
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20002
Dial plan	+598 42 (+6 digits)

Manantiales is a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

In the Spanish language in the Americas, a manantial means spring.

Geography

The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on Route 10, between its junction with Route 104 to the east and Laguna Blanca (which means White Lagoon) to the west. On its coastline is a small point called Punta Piedras. To the west of this point is the beach Las Olas Playa and to its east the beach Playa Bikini. To the west, it borders a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos", which lies just east of the resort La Barra, and to the east it borders the resort El Chorro.

Population

In 2011 Manantiales had a population of 149 permanent inhabitants and 486 dwellings.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

See also

In Spanish: Manantiales (Uruguay) para niños