Sarandí Grande

Sarandí Grande
City
Sarandí Grande

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 33°34′0″S 56°20′0″W / 33.56667°S 56.33333°W / -33.56667; -56.33333Coordinates: 33°34′0″S 56°20′0″W / 33.56667°S 56.33333°W / -33.56667; -56.33333
Country  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Founded 1874
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,130
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 94001
Dial plan +598 4354 (+4 digits)

Sarandí Grande is a city in the north of the Florida Department of central Uruguay.

Location

It is located on the intersection of Route 5 with Route 42, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Montevideo, 43 kilometres (27 mi) north-northwest of Florida, the capital city of the department, and 43 kilometres (27 mi) south-southeast of Durazno, the capital city of the Durazno Department.

History

First on 6 July 1853 and again on 22 July 1861 the creation of a village here was approved by the Acts of Ley N° 331 and Ley N° 695 respectively. The village was founded on October 1874 in the area of the railway station. On 13 June 1906, its status was established as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.042, at the time serving as head of the judicial section of "Estación Sarandí". It was renamed "Sarandí" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 15 October 1923 by the Act of Ley N° 7.638.[1] Finally, on 1 July 1956 it was renamed "Sarandí Grande" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 11.960.[2]

Population

In 2011, Sarandi Grande had a population of 6,130.[3] It is the second largest city of the department.

Year Population
1908 3,579
1963 5,295
1975 5,545
1985 5,379
1996 5,635
2004 6,362
2011 6,130

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

Economy

The economy relies on dairy farming and agriculture.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see "Sarandí" and "Sarandí Grande")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "LEY N° 11.960". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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