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Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.


Location

It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department. The nearest populated centre, to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce of the Florida Department.


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 ( Roman Catholic)


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