Municipality of Sarandí del Yí
Municipality of Sarandí del Yí
Municipio de Sarandí del Yí | |
|---|---|
| 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 |  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
[edit]The municipality is located in the southwest area of the Durazno Department.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The only populated place of this municipality is the city of Sarandí del Yí.
Authorities
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Observatorio Territorio Uruguay" (in Spanish). Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ley 18.653" (in Spanish). Montevideo: Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ 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.