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Parque del Plata
Canelonescity
Total population
13,142
Demographic figures from INE Uruguay. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Parque del Plata, a small city in Canelones, Uruguay, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The population stands at approximately 13,142. Parque del Plata maps to -34.766°, -55.718° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Spanning a small area of about 8.386751 km², Parque del Plata lies very close to sea level (13 m). Time-zone records list it under Q6513. Such a low elevation typically indicates a coastal, deltaic, or alluvial setting. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. That works out to roughly 1,567 residents per square kilometre — a dense urban fabric. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,314
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves3,311
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves3,128
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves2,975
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves2,857
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847) · Aves2,724
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves2,512
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves2,197
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Canelones
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image