Salinas is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs and which includes the resort towns Marindia, Pinamar–Pinepark, Neptunia and rural areas to their north.
On 1 July 1982, its status was elevated from "Balneario" (resort) to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.283.[1]
Population
According to the 2011 census, Salinas had a population of 8,626.[2] In 2010 the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 16,874 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
Year
Population
1963
931
1975
1,866
1985
2,523
1996
5,279
2004
6,574
2011
8,626
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]