Punta del Diablo (Uruguay)

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Name (Latin)
Punta del Diablo (Uruguay)
Other forms of name
Cabo Castillo (Uruguay)
Cape Castillo (Uruguay)
Castillo Cape (Uruguay)
Coronilla Cape (Uruguay)
Diablo, Punta del (Uruguay)
Punta Coronilla (Uruguay)
See Also From tracing topical name
Capes (Coasts) Uruguay
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1749947
Library of congress: sh2011002148
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Punta del Diablo, 2000.
  • Lippincott:p. 2534 (Punta del Diablo, point or cape, Rochas dept., SE Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean)
  • USGS Geonet, April 28, 2011(Diablo, Punta del, variants Castillo, Cabo; Castillo, Cape; Coronilla, Punta; Diablo; 34⁰02ʹS by 53⁰33ʹW)
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Wikipedia description:

Punta del Diablo is a village and seaside locality in Uruguay, Rocha Department, 298 kilometres (185 mi) east from the capital Montevideo. According to the 2011 census, its permanent population consisted of 823 inhabitants, mostly fishermen and artisans, while during high tourism season, the population swells to approximately 25,000, mostly with Argentinians, Brazilians and Europeans on holiday. As with the country it is located in, the primary language spoken in Punta del Diablo is Spanish. In 2008 it was named by the magazine "Lonely Planet" as one of the top 20 places to visit and invest.

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