Municipal Governor: Carmelo Vidalín

Surface: 11,643 km2 (source: Enciclopedia gráfica del Uruguay; Montevideo Comm)

Population: 58,859 habitants (source: 2004 census)

Capital City: Durazno (30,529 habitants)

The economy of Durazno largely depends on agriculture and agrotourism. The raising of sheep, and of cattle, both dairy and for beef are of great importance. The Rural Society of Durazno groups together many of the landowning businesses in the department.

The region is bounded to the north by the Río Negro River, and the Yi River to the South. In the 1930s the Government of Gabriel Terra undertook considerable hydroelectric development in the department.