Punta Negra is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. Location The resort is located just east of the peninsula, about east of Piriápolis, east of the resort Punta Colorada and west of the resort Sauce de Portezuelo. The beach on its coast is called Playa Punta Negra. Population In 2011 Punta Negra had a population of 178 permanent inhabitants and 505 dwellings. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay References External links INE map of Piriápolis, Punta Colorada and Punta Negra Populated places in the Maldonado Department Headlands of Uruguay Seaside resorts in Uruguay