Termas del Arapey should not be confused with Sarandí del Arapey.
| Official Name: | Termas del Arapey |
| Settlement Type: | Village, Resort |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Salto Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 184 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -30.9481°N -57.5214°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 50003 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4768 (+4 digits) |
Termas del Arapey (which means Hot Springs of Arapey) is a resort village in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay.
The resort is located on the Río Arapey Grande, a tributary of Río Uruguay, into a road that splits off Route 3 in an eastward direction, north-northeast of the department capital city of Salto and right after it crosses the bridge over Río Arapey. Its distance from Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is about (via Route 3).
In 2011 Termas del Arapey had a population of 184 permanent inhabitants.[1]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 337 | |
| 1985 | 632 | |
| 1996 | 543 | |
| 2004 | 256 | |
| 2011 | 184 |
Termas del Arapey, over the edge of the river, is the oldest establishment of spring waters in the country, and is said to be one of the most prominent destinations of the region, containing the Arapey Thermal Resort. Its hot waters, averaging 39°C, are used therapeutically, and the village has numerous facilities with holiday cottages, closed and outdoor swimming pools, surrounded by luscious green gardens. Every Easter, many people from the rest of the country, as well as Argentinians, Brazilians and Paraguayans visit Termas del Arapey for vacation.