Municipalities of Durazno Department (Uruguay)

Municipios del Departamento de Durazno

Last modified: 2025-02-07 by rob raeside
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• Aiguá
• Garzón
• Maldonado (capital)
• Pan de Azúcar
• Piriápolis
• Punta del Este
• San Carlos
• Sarandí del Yí
• Solís Grande

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The department of Durazno (4,951 inhabitants in 2011) is made of the municipalities of Blanquillo, Carlos Reyles, Carmen, Centenario, Cerro Chato, Durazno, La Paloma, San Jorge, Santa Bernardina, Sarandí del Yí.

Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department with 7,700 inhabitants. 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.

Alejandro Barcelona Almandoz reported in December 2024 on Flags of the World Facebook group the adoption of the new flag, inaugurated on 29/12/2024 and created by Gabriela Barcelona Yaben.
According to this publication: https://www.facebook.com/story.php it was raised, on the day of the 149th anniversary of the founding of the city, on the flagpole on Avenida Petrini y Berro.
Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2025

Former flag

image by Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2025

The former flag was white with the emblem: https://www.stonek.com/comentN.php?outside=62144
Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2025