Fomento (resort)

Fomento Playa Fomento
Resort
Fomento Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°26′5″S 57°15′15″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	84
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	70201
Dial plan	+598 4587 (+4 digits)

Fomento, or Playa Fomento, is a resort village on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Colonia Department of Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Route 51, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Colonia Valdense. It borders Playa Parant to the west and further west are Playa Britópolis and Blanca Arena, while Santa Regina lies to its east. All these resorts are situated along the same sandy beach.

Population

In 2004, Fomento had a population of 84 permanent inhabitants and 177 dwellings.[1] In spite of its low population number, it has many houses that are used during summer.

Year	Population	Dwellings
1963	29	30
1975	79	134
1985	105	123
1996	85	146
2004	51	153
2011	84	177

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

Places of interest

• Parque 17 de Febrero (17 February Park), belonging to the Waldensian Evangelical Church.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Censos 2011 Colonia (needs flash plugin)". ΙΝΕ. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
2. "1963–1996 Statistics / P". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

External links

• INE map of Playa Britopolis, Playa Azul, Playa Parant, Playa Foment and Los Pinos