title: La Capuera
text: # La Capuera
  
  La Capuera is a town of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The town is located on the coast of the lake Laguna del Sauce, near kilometre 120 of Route 93, about 18 kilometres west of the capital city, Maldonado and just west of the Laguna del Sauce International Airport.
  
  ## Population
  
  In 2011, La Capuera had a population of 2,838.
  
  | Year | Population |
  | - | - |
  | 1963 | 10 |
  | 1975 | 25 |
  | 1985 | 25 |
  | 1996 | 239 |
  | 2004 | 494 |
  | 2011 | 2,838 |
  
  Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
  
  