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Sarandí del Yí is a city in the
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. It is located in the centre of the country, and is bounded ...
of central
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.


Location

It is located on the north bank of the river
Río Yi Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...
, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of
Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...
, the capital of the department. The nearest populated centre, to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce of the
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.


History

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.


Population

In 2011 Sarandí del Yí had a population of 7,176. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''


Places of worship

* St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church (
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)


Sports

The city is home to
Club Nacional de Fútbol (Sarandí del Yi) Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...
, an athletics club founded in 1911.


References


External links


INE map of Sarandí del Yí
Populated places in the Durazno Department {{Durazno-geo-stub