# Durazno

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For the film, see [Durazno (film)](/source/Durazno_(film)).

Capital city in Uruguay

Durazno, Uruguay Capital city Iglesia San Pedro Durazno, Uruguay Coordinates: 33°22′0″S 56°31′0″W / 33.36667°S 56.51667°W / -33.36667; -56.51667 Country Uruguay Department Durazno Founded 1821 Area • Total 30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi) Elevation 91 m (299 ft) Population (2023 Census) • Total 40,279 • Density 1,320/km2 (3,420/sq mi) Time zone UTC -3 Postal code 97000 Dial plan +598 436 (+5 digits) Climate Cfa Website durazno.uy

**Durazno** is the capital city of the [department of Durazno](/source/Durazno_Department) in [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay).

## Geography

The city is located at the intersection of [Routes 5](/source/Route_5_(Uruguay)) and 41, in the south of the department, close to the borders with the departments of [Flores](/source/Flores_Department) to the southwest and [Florida](/source/Florida_Department) to the southeast. It is only 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad%2C_Uruguay), capital of Flores department.

Durazno is situated on the south banks of the [Yi River](/source/Y%C3%AD_River), a tributary to the [Río Negro](/source/R%C3%ADo_Negro_(Uruguay)) River.

### Climate

Climate data for Durazno (1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 40.2 (104.4) 39.4 (102.9) 36.6 (97.9) 35.4 (95.7) 31.2 (88.2) 29.8 (85.6) 30.0 (86.0) 33.8 (92.8) 35.2 (95.4) 36.8 (98.2) 39.5 (103.1) 39.8 (103.6) 40.2 (104.4) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6 (87.1) 29.3 (84.7) 27.4 (81.3) 23.7 (74.7) 19.5 (67.1) 16.5 (61.7) 15.9 (60.6) 18.3 (64.9) 19.9 (67.8) 22.7 (72.9) 26.1 (79.0) 28.9 (84.0) 23.2 (73.8) Daily mean °C (°F) 23.7 (74.7) 23.0 (73.4) 21.1 (70.0) 17.7 (63.9) 14.1 (57.4) 11.4 (52.5) 10.7 (51.3) 12.5 (54.5) 13.9 (57.0) 16.8 (62.2) 19.4 (66.9) 22.0 (71.6) 17.1 (62.8) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.9 (62.4) 16.6 (61.9) 14.8 (58.6) 11.7 (53.1) 8.6 (47.5) 6.2 (43.2) 5.5 (41.9) 6.7 (44.1) 8.0 (46.4) 10.9 (51.6) 12.9 (55.2) 15.2 (59.4) 11.1 (52.0) Record low °C (°F) 6.8 (44.2) 5.8 (42.4) 3.2 (37.8) 0.6 (33.1) −3.4 (25.9) −6.8 (19.8) −6.0 (21.2) −4.0 (24.8) −4.5 (23.9) −1.8 (28.8) 0.8 (33.4) 4.0 (39.2) −6.8 (19.8) Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.0 (4.17) 125.8 (4.95) 97.3 (3.83) 118.4 (4.66) 107.5 (4.23) 101.5 (4.00) 79.8 (3.14) 91.1 (3.59) 97.1 (3.82) 126.0 (4.96) 99.3 (3.91) 114.8 (4.52) 1,264.6 (49.79) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 7 6 7 6 7 5 6 6 8 6 7 78 Source 1: Instituto Uruguayo de Metereología[1][2] Source 2: NOAA (precipitation 1991–2020)[3]

## Transportation

The [Santa Bernardina International Airport](/source/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](/source/Brazil) [Emperor](/source/Empire_of_Brazil) [Pedro I](/source/Pedro_I_of_Brazil), at a time when the territory of present-day Uruguay had been annexed to Brazil as the [Cisplatine Province](/source/Cisplatina). 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.[4] In May 2015, [Diego Traibel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diego_Traibel&action=edit&redlink=1) was elected Mayor for the period 2015–2020.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Population

According to the 2023 census, Durazno had a population of 40,279.[5]

Year Population 1908 10,507 1963 22,203 1975 25,981 1985 27,834 1996 30,607 2004 30,529 2011 34,368 2023 40,279

Source: *Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay*[4]

## Culture

Church of San Pedro de Durazno

The church of San Pedro de Durazno is a landmark in the city. After a fire[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] it was redesigned by engineer Eladio Dieste using reinforced brick.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Notable people

- [Antonio Alzamendi](/source/Antonio_Alzamendi), footballer

- [Bernabé Michelena](/source/Bernab%C3%A9_Michelena), sculptor

- [Margarita Martirena](/source/Margarita_Martirena), sprinter

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dnm_1-0)** ["Estadísticas climatológicas : Estacion Meteorologica Durazno"](https://www.inumet.gub.uy/clima/estadisticas-climatologicas/tablas-estadisticas) (in Spanish). Instituto Uruguayo de Metereología. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dnm1_2-0)** ["RECORDS METEOROLOGICOS EN EL URUGUAY"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150609015041/http://www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/geografia/records.txt) (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional de Meteorología. Archived from [the original](http://www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/geografia/records.txt) on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Durazno Climate Normals 1991–2020"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230807142133/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Uruguay/CSV/Durazno_86530.csv). *World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)*. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration). Archived from [the original](https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Uruguay/CSV/Durazno_86530.csv) on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stats_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stats_4-1) ["Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "San Pedro de Durazno")"](https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113143716/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf) (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf) (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Censos 2011 Cuadros Durazno"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041237/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Durazno/P_3_DUR.xls). INE. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Durazno/P_3_DUR.xls) on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

- [http://www.welcomeuruguay.com/durazno/historia.html](http://www.welcomeuruguay.com/durazno/historia.html)

## External links

- [Durazno](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Durazno#Q855645) travel guide from Wikivoyage

- [Durazno Town Hall](http://www.durazno.gub.uy) (in Spanish)

- [INE map of Durazno and Santa Bernardina](http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/06_UYDU/Localidades/A0V_06220_724%20Durazno%20y%20otra.pdf)

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