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El Chorro

Maldonadotown

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Total population

1,168

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates-34.90°, -54.81°

Demographic figures from INE Uruguay. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

El Chorro, a small town in Maldonado, Uruguay, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,168. Coordinates of -34.900°, -54.813° situate El Chorro in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,693 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-34.9004
Longitude
-54.8127
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
13
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
135,745
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,523
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4,230
  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    3,915
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    3,600
  • Monk Parakeet
    Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3,346
  • Neotropic Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2,891
  • American Oystercatcher
    Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    2,646
  • Brown-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus maculipennis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    2,638

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Maldonado

Browse all places in Maldonado →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.64
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,693

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Tillandsia aeranthos
Tillandsia aeranthos
Tillandsia aeranthos
Seen 2026-06-11
White-eared Opossum
White-eared Opossum
Didelphis albiventris
Seen 2026-06-07
Roadside Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Seen 2026-06-07
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Seen 2026-06-05
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Porphyriops melanops
Seen 2026-06-02
Oxypetalum tomentosum
Oxypetalum tomentosum
Oxypetalum tomentosum
Seen 2026-06-02
Blutaparon portulacoides
Blutaparon portulacoides
Blutaparon portulacoides
Seen 2026-06-02
South American Tern
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Seen 2026-05-31
Royal Tern
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of El Chorro, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

PabloRivasImagenCedidaEspacioDeArteInnova — El Chorro, Uruguay0.4 miIsla - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay0.6 miTerrazas de Manantiales - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay0.7 miManantiales sunset — El Chorro, Uruguay1 miTrazas de vuelo — El Chorro, Uruguay1.3 miCrocanthemum brasiliense 165441369 — El Chorro, Uruguay1.5 miBIKIVINI (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miBIKIVINI - NICOLAS CHIAPPARA (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miBIKIVINI - NICOLAS CHIAPPARA (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio (1) — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miBIKIVINI - NICOLAS CHIAPPARA (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio (2) — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miBIKIVINI - NICOLAS CHIAPPARA (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio (3) — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miLa Barra, Maldonado Department, Uruguay - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miBIKIVINI - NICOLAS CHIAPPARA (NCHIAP@HOTMAIL.COM) - panoramio (4) — El Chorro, Uruguay2 miLeptodactylus latinasus 60180804 — El Chorro, Uruguay2.2 mi"9 bloques de cemento". Luca Benites — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miMontoya Wave (42522078) — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miThe Bridge (173356005) — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miLa Piedad de Pablo Atchugarry — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry 01 — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry 02 — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miLa esencia de las sombras — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miLa Piedad, Pablo Atchugarry — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miQuipus 53 B, Jorge Eduardo Eielson — El Chorro, Uruguay2.4 miLa Barra - panoramio — El Chorro, Uruguay2.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org