Fomento
Fomento, or Playa Fomento, is a resort village on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Colonia Department of Uruguay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 146 residents
- Description: resort in Colonia Department, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Playa Fomento”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Pinos.
Los Pinos
Village
Photo: Alfredobi, Public domain.
Los Pinos or Playa Los Pinos is a village and coastal resort on the Río de la Plata in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay. It is an eastern extension of Playa Fomento and Playa Britópolis, all of which have a small permanent population but form together a sizable summer resort with many streets and houses.
Fomento
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Colonia Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.43374° or 34° 26′ 2″ southLongitude
-57.25177° or 57° 15′ 6″ westPopulation
146Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
48Q4HP8X+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1378037193OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11171784Wikidata ID
Q2099003
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Fomento” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fomento”
- Dutch: “Playa Fomento”
- German: “Playa Fomento”
- Spanish: “Fomento”
- Spanish: “Playa Fomento”
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Localities in the Area
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