Sarandí del Yí

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

It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east of Durazno, the capital of the department.

The nearest populated centre, 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the south, is the small town of Capilla del Sauce of the Florida Department.

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.

[2] Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3] The city is home to Club Nacional de Fútbol (Sarandí del Yi), an athletics club founded in 1911.