Durazno, Uruguay
🇺🇾 Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterised by being the most central city of Uruguay. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay.
Geography The city is located at the intersection of Routes 5 and 41, in the south of the department, close to the borders with the departments of Flores to the south-west and Florida to the southeast. It is only 40 km (25 mi) north-east of the city of Trinidad, capital of Flores department.
Durazno is situated on the south banks of the Yi River, a tributary to the Río Negro River.
Transport The Santa Bernardina International Airport is located just across the Río Negro river. While a commercial airport, as of 2021 it lacked passenger or cargo airline services.
History The town was founded on 12 October 1821, under the name of San Pedro del Durazno, as a homage to Brazilian Emperor Pedro I, at a time when the territory of present-day Uruguay had been annexed to Brazil as the Cisplatine Province. It had acquired the status of villa (town) before the independence of Uruguay. On 13 July 1906, its status was elevated to ciudad (city) by Act No. 3041. In May 2015, Diego Traibel was elected Mayor for the period 2015–2020.
Culture The church of San Pedro de Durazno is a landmark in the city. After a fire it was redesigned by engineer Eladio Dieste using reinforced brick.
Durazno, Uruguay
Durazno has a population of over 34,368 people. Durazno also forms the centre of the wider Durazno Department which has a population of over 57,088 people.
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