Punta Ballena

Punta Ballena on the map of Uruguay

Punta Ballena is a village in Uruguay.

Geography

It is located in the area of ​​Maldonado Department in its sector 1 Punta Ballena is located partly on a protruding into the Río de la Plata promontory, west of the capital of the department of Maldonado and south of the Sierra de la Ballena. To the west bordering Chihuahua. In the north of the Laguna del Sauce extends behind the Arboretum Lussich.

Infrastructure

The most striking building Punta Ballenas is the Casa Pueblo of formerly living artist Carlos Páez Vilaró there ( 1923-2014 ).

Traffic

By Punta Ballena leads the Ruta 10, on the Ruta 12 hits in place. A few kilometers to the west is to find the Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo airport.

Population

Punta Ballena had 2011 750 inhabitants, of which 401 male and 349 female.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay