Barra del Chuy
Barra del Chuy | |
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Resort | |
| The Mouth of Chui seen from the Brazilian side. The Mouth of Chui seen from the Brazilian side. | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Department | Rocha Department |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 370 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (UYT) |
| Postal code | 27102 |
| Dial plan | +598 4474 (+4 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Barra del Chuy is a resort (balneario) in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Its name means Mouth of Chui (stream). It is the last coastal resort of Uruguay, bordering Brazil to the southeast with the stream Arroyo Chui as the natural border.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in a southeastern direction into a road that spits from Route 9 about 6 kilometres (4 mi) before Chuy. It borders the resort Puimayen to the southwest.
History
[edit | edit source]In the summer of 1994, the yellow cold-water clams on a 21-kilometre (13 mi) stretch of beach near the town experienced a massive die-off due to the warming waters in the South Atlantic blob, a hot spot of 340,000 km2 (130,000 sq mi) of ocean which has warmed 2 °C (4 °F) over the last century.[1]
Population
[edit | edit source]In 2011 Barra del Chuy had a population of 370 permanent inhabitants and 1,021 dwellings.[2]
| Year | Population | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 83 | 225 |
| 1975 | 145 | 475 |
| 1985 | 275 | 563 |
| 1996 | 312 | 671 |
| 2004 | 367 | 869 |
| 2011 | 370 | 1,021 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- INE map of Barra del Chuy and Puimayen
- Tourist information for Barra del Chuy
- Main Portal Barra del Chuy
- Brief history of the resort
