Punta Negra is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario) in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.
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.
In 2011 Punta Negra had a population of 178 permanent inhabitants and 505 dwellings.
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃÂstica de Uruguay