Sauce de Portezuelo


Sauce de Portezuelo is a resort in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.

Location

The resort is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, about west of Punta Ballena and east of the resort Punta Negra. To the east it borders the resort Ocean Park and to the north the resort La Capuera, which is on the coast of Laguna del Sauce. Ruta Interbalnearia, also marked as Route 93 for this area, separates it from the later.

Places of interest

Portezuelo was the location chosen by Catalan architect and designer Antoni Bonet i Castellana to build one of his most famous buildings, Solana del Mar. He also planned the layout of the seaside resort.

Population

In 2011 Sauce de Portezuelo had a population of 128 permanent inhabitants and 173 dwellings.
YearPopulationDwellings
19634121
19751517
19851917
19965927
20046351
2011128173

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay