*** Welcome to piglix ***

Sarandí del Yí

Sarandí del Yí
City
The church of Sarandí del Yi
The church of Sarandí del Yi
Sarandí del Yí is located in Uruguay
Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°20′0″S 55°38′0″W / 33.33333°S 55.63333°W / -33.33333; -55.63333Coordinates: 33°20′0″S 55°38′0″W / 33.33333°S 55.63333°W / -33.33333; -55.63333
Country  Uruguay
Department Durazno Department
Founded 1875
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,176
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 97100
Dial plan +598 4367 (+4 digits)

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 mi) to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce of the Florida Department.

A "Pueblo" (village) was founded here on 19 December 1875. On 13 June 1906 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 3.041, and then on 23 August 1956, to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 12.308.

In 2011 Sarandí del Yí had a population of 7,176.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

The city is home to Club Nacional de Fútbol (Sarandí del Yi), an athletics club founded in 1911.



...
Wikipedia

...