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Ciudad de la Costa

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Ciudad de la Costa

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city in the Canelones department, Uruguay

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Ciudad de la Costa is a city and administrative territorial entity located in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Established in 1994, the municipality has an area of 51.25 and a population of 112,449. Its residents are referred to as costense, and Spanish is the official language. The city sits at an elevation of 17 above sea level and is governed by the Municipality of Ciudad de la Costa.

The urban area includes the administrative entities of Solymar, San José de Carrasco, Shangrilá, and Barra de Carrasco. It shares borders with Paso Carrasco, General Líber Seregni, and Montevideo. The city is situated near the Arroyo Pando and the Río de la Plata.

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Place details

Locality
Ciudad de la Costa
Region
Canelones
Country
Uruguay
Population
0

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Key facts

Country
Uruguay
Department
Canelones
City and municipality
51.25 km (19.79 sq mi)
Urban
57 km (22 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Time zone
UTC -3
Postal codes
15000 - 15008
Dial plan
+598 2 (+7 digits)
Climate
Cfa

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
costense
Country
Uruguay
Official language
Spanish
Population
112449
Area
51.25
Elevation
17
Body of water
Río de la Plata
Shares border with
Montevideo
Image
Puente americas canelones.jpg
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Commons category
Ciudad de la Costa
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Category:Ciudad de la Costa
inception
1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Location map of the Municipality of Ciudad de la Costa Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to the west, while to the east it borders Costa de Oro. It was declared a city on 19 October 1994 and given its current name. At the 2011 census, it was the second most populated city of Uruguay between Montevideo and Salto.

Ciudad de la Costa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs, but which does not include the area of Barra de Carrasco.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ciudad de la Costa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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