Sarandí Grande is a city in the north of the Florida Department

Florida Department

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 of central Uruguay

Uruguay

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. It is located on the intersection of Route 5

Route 5 (Uruguay)

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 with Route 42, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Montevideo

Montevideo

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, 43 kilometres (26.7 mi) north-northwest of Florida

Florida, Uruguay

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, the capital city of the department, and 43 kilometres (26.7 mi) south-southeast of Durazno

Durazno

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, the capital city of the Durazno Department

Durazno Department

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History

It was founded in 1874 around a railway station. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 1 July 1953 by decree Ley No. 11.960.

Population

In 2004, Sarandi Grande had a population of 6,362. It is the second largest city of the department.

Year	Population
1963	5,294
1975	5,545
1985	5,379
1996	5,635
2004	6,362

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Sarandí Grande