Salinas ( Spanish: Salinas ) is a city in the south of Uruguay in the Department of Caneleones .
| City | |
| Salinas | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Salinas | |
 | |
| A country |  Uruguay |
| The Department | Canelones |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 8 626 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +598 437 |
| Postcode | 15100 |
Geography
Salinas is located on the 39th km of the inter-resort highway ( Spanish Ruta Interbalnearia ), at its intersection with highway No. 87. It borders on the resorts of Pinamar - Pinepark (in the west) and Marindia (in the east).
History
On July 1, 1982, Salinas received city status ( Ciudad ) [1] .
Population
According to 2011 data, the population is 8,626 people. [2]
| 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 [3]
Notes
- ↑ Ley Nº 15.283 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo (1982). Date of treatment September 9, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2014.
- ↑ Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . INE (2012). Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived November 23, 2012.
- ↑ Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (PDF). INE (2012). Date of treatment September 9, 2012. Archived November 5, 2012.