Sarandí Grande

Sarandi Grande on the map of Uruguay

Sarandi Grande is a city in Uruguay.

Geography

It is located in the Cuchilla de Maciel in the western part of the department of Florida in its sector 10 A few kilometers away lies south Pintado or in a northerly direction Punta de Maciel and Goñi.

History

The foundation of the town dates back to the year 1874. In 1906 Sarandi Grande was the term " pueblo " awarded. 1928 was the place of drinking water for the construction of an artesian well.

Infrastructure

By Sarandi Grande performs both a railway line and the Ruta 5 On 6 June 1996 in the city took the radio station FM 90.9 on the transmit mode.

Population

The population Sarandi Grandes is 6,130 (as of 2011), of which 2,973 male and 3,157 female.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City ​​council

Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Sarandi Grande is Ana Stopingi.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Roberto Labandera ( 1954 - ), politician