Sarandí del Yí
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Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department
of central Uruguay
. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6
with Route 14, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east of Durazno
, the capital of the department. The nearest populated centre, 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce
of the Florida Department
.
Its status was elevated to "City" category on 23 August 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.308.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
of central Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6
Route 6 (Uruguay)
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil...
with Route 14, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east of Durazno
Durazno
Durazno is the capital of Durazno in Uruguay. It is located at the intersection of Routes 5 and 41, in the south of the department, close to the borders with the departments of Flores to the southwest and Florida| to the southeast. It is only northeast of the city of Trinidad, capital of Flores...
, the capital of the department. The nearest populated centre, 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce
Capilla del Sauce
Capilla del Sauce is a villa in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No...
of the Florida Department
Florida Department
Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1...
.
Its status was elevated to "City" category on 23 August 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.308.
Population
In 2004, Sarandí del Yí had a population of 7,289.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 5,614 |
| 1975 | 6,355 |
| 1985 | 5,910 |
| 1996 | 6,662 |
| 2004 | 7,289 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay