Municipality of Sarandí del Yí
# Municipality of Sarandí del Yí

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.

## 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.

Mayors by period :

| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mario César Pereyra Pérez | National Party | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor |
| 2 | Mario César Pereyra Pérez | National Party | 9 July 2015 | 2020 | Reelected Mayor |
