Municipality of Sarandí del Yí
Municipality of Sarandí del Yí
Municipio de Sarandí del Yí | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Sarandí del Yí | |
| Map of the Municipality of Sarandí del Yí Location of the municipality of Sarandí del Yí within the department of Durazno and Uruguay. | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′38.96″S 55°37′52.69″W / 33.3441556°S 55.6313028°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Department | Durazno |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Sarandí del Yí |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Pereira (PN) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 656.2 km2 (253.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 7,389 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | RDC, RDD and RDE |
The municipality of Sarandí del Yí is one of the municipalities of Durazno Department, Uruguay. Its seat is the city of Sarandí del Yí.
Location
The municipality is located in the southwest area of the Durazno Department.
History
The municipality of Guichón was created by Law N° 18.653 of 15 March 2010, in compliance with what was provided by Law N° 18567 of decentralization and citizen participation. This law mandated the creation of municipalities in every settlement with a population above 2000 inhabitants. The constituencies RDC, RDD and RDE of Durazno Department were assigned to this municipality.[3][4]
Settlements
The only populated place of this municipality is the city of Sarandí del Yí.
Authorities
The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.
| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario César Pereyra Pérez | National Party | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor [5] |
| 2 | Mario César Pereyra Pérez | National Party | 9 July 2015 | 2020 | Reelected Mayor [1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Observatorio Territorio Uruguay" (in Spanish). Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ley 18567 "Descentralización política y participación ciudadana"" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ley 18.653" (in Spanish). Montevideo: Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Irigoin, P. (2011). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF). Instituto de Ciencia Política. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.