Piriápolis
Sign in to savePiriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small permanent population for a city of its size.
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Place details
- Locality
- Piriápolis
- Region
- Maldonado
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 7,968
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Piriápolis
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City & Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Piriapolis from Cerro San Antonio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Piriápolis as seen from the top of Cerro San Antonio.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Piriápolis, Uruguay.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uruguay
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1890
- Settlement.founder
- Francisco Piria
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011 Census
Key dates
- Inception
- 1893
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Maldonado Department
- Population
- +12144
- Area
- +9.395315
- Elevation
- +17
- Body of water
- Río de la Plata
- Image
- Piriápolisgeneral.jpg
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- P12749
- communism
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Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small permanent population for a city of its size.
Piriápolis is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the following zones: Piriápolis, Playa Grande, Playa Hermosa, Playa Verde, Punta Colorada, San Francisco, Punta Negra, Sauce de Portezuelo, Ocean Park, Barra de Portezuelo, La Capuera, Puntas de la Sierra, La Falda, Miramar, Colonia V. Suárez, Sierras del Tirol.