Sarandí del Yí

Sarandí del Yí
—  City  —
Sarandí del Yí
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Durazno Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 7,289
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 97100
Area code(s) +598 4367

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.

Its status was elevated to "City" category on 23 August 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.308.[1]

Population

In 2004, Sarandí del Yí had a population of 7,289.[2]

Year Population
1963 5,614
1975 6,355
1985 5,910
1996 6,662
2004 7,289

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 12.308". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12308&Anchor=. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Durazno department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Durazno/Cuadro7_06.XLS. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / S" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraS.doc. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

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