Durazno Department | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Location of Durazno Department and its capital | |
| Coordinates (Durazno): 33°22′S 56°31′W / 33.367°S 56.517°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Capital of Department | Durazno |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Carmelo Vidalín[1] |
| • Ruling party | Partido Nacional |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,643 km2 (4,495 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 57,088 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Duraznense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UYT) |
| ISO 3166 code | UY-DU |
| Website | durazno.gub.uy |
Durazno (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾasno]; Uruguayan Spanish: [duˈɾahno]) is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.[citation needed] It is located in the centre of the country, and is bounded to the north by the Río Negro and the Río Yi to the South. To its north are the departments of Río Negro and Tacuarembó, to it southeast the departments of Treinta y Tres, to its south the departments of Flores and Florida, while on its east is the department of Cerro Largo.
- ^ "Vidalín marca un hito y logra su tercer gobierno". elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.