Durazno

The flag of , Uruguay uses a blue background. It has 18 stars located in a circle that represent the other 18 departments of Uruguay, with the large star in the middle representing Durazno, a department located in the center of the country.
The two celestial strips represent the Yí river and the Negro river, which surround the department.
The flag was designed by the architect Andrés Martínez Bruno, who won a contest in which 248 other projects participated. It was first hoisted on October 12, 2000, the day on which the 179th anniversary of the founding of the city of Durazno, capital of the department, was commemorated.
==Design==
===Colors===
(Colors taken from the flag, not by a defined source)
*Light Blue: #009dd9
*Blue: #003685
*Yellow: #ffcc00
Category:Uruguay
Category:Stars
Category:Gold
Category:Blue
Category:Proportions 2-3