Ciudad de la Costa
Ciudad de la Costa | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
Monument in Ciudad de la Costa, by sculptor Bernabé Michelena | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′0″S 55°57′0″W / 34.81667°S 55.95000°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Area | |
• City and Municipality | 51.25 km2 (19.79 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2023 Census) | 113,252 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal codes | 15000 - 15008 |
| Dial plan | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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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.