Sarandí Grande


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 from Montevideo, north-northwest of Florida, the capital city of the department, and 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" 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" 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" 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.
YearPopulation
19083,579
19635,295
19755,545
19855,379
19965,635
20046,362
20116,130

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

The economy relies on dairy farming and agriculture.