Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay .
6-552: 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 southwest and Florida to the southeast. It is only 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast 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. The Santa Bernardina International Airport
12-847: A place in Durazno Department is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Route 5 (Uruguay) • Lezica - Melilla - Route 102 E > Carrasco Int. Airport Canelones Department: • Canelones - Route 11 NW > San José de Mayo - Route 11 SE > Atlántida Florida Department: • Florida (5 km before) - Route 12 SE > Minas, Punta Ballena Durazno Department: • Durazno - Route 14 W > Trinidad , Mercedes - Route 14 E > La Coronilla (Rocha) Tacuarembó Department: • Tacuarembó - Route 26 W-SW > Paysandú - Route 26 E-SE > Melo Rivera Department: - Route 30 NW > Artigas Route 5
18-518: Is a national route of Uruguay . In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Fructuoso Rivera , a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3 , connecting Montevideo in the south with Rivera in the north and passing through the centre of the country. The road is approximately 501 kilometres (311 mi) in length. Upon reaching Santana do Livramento (the Brazilian extension of Rivera),
24-537: Is located just across the Río Negro river. While a commercial airport, as of 2021 it lacked passenger or cargo airline services. 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
30-476: 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. According to the 2011 census, Durazno had a population of 34,368. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 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. This article about
36-633: The road joins federal highway BR-158 . The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo . These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. 34°48′21″S 56°30′34.3″W / 34.80583°S 56.509528°W / -34.80583; -56.509528 This Uruguayan road or road transport-related article
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