Country Uruguay Founded 1874 Postal code 94001 | Department Florida Department Time zone UTC -3 Dial plan +598 4354 (+4 digits) | |
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Sarandí Grande is a city in the north of the Florida Department of central Uruguay.
Contents
- Map of Sarandi C2AD Grande Florida Department Uruguay
- Location
- History
- Population
- Places of worship
- Economy
- References
Map of Sarandi %C2%AD Grande, Florida Department, 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. 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.
Population
In 2011, Sarandi Grande had a population of 6,130. It is the second largest city of the department.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Places of worship
Economy
The economy relies on dairy farming and agriculture.