La Aguada y Costa Azul
Encyclopedia
La Aguada y Costa Azul is a small town in the Rocha Department
of southeastern Uruguay
. It is located on the Atlantic and shares borders with La Paloma
to the south, the border being the railroad track Rocha - La Paloma. Costa Azul was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 21 December 1995 by decree Ley No. 12.253.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Rocha Department
Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns which swell during the summer holidays...
of southeastern Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located on the Atlantic and shares borders with La Paloma
La Paloma, Uruguay
La Paloma is a town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on Km. 244 of Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about southwest of La Pedrera and northeast of Faro José Ignacio of the Maldonado Department. Its status was elevated to...
to the south, the border being the railroad track Rocha - La Paloma. Costa Azul was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 21 December 1995 by decree Ley No. 12.253.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 1,103.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 210 |
| 1975 | 454 |
| 1985 | 967 |
| 1996 | 1.125 |
| 2004 | 1,103 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay