Treinta y Tres
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Treinta y Tres is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department
in eastern Uruguay
. It is located on Route 8
, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River
. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of chacras (ranches), known as Ejido de Treinta y Tres
.
for "33" and refers to the nineteenth-century national heroes the 33 Orientales
, who freed Uruguay from Brazil
ian control.
, they form a population centre of around 33,000 inhabitants.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres.-History of name:'Treinta y Tres' is Spanish for 'Thirty-Three'. The department is named after 33 19th century patriots honoured by Uruguayans.-Population and Demographics:...
in eastern Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located on Route 8
Route 8 (Uruguay)
Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay...
, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River
Olimar Grande River
The Río Olimar River is a river in the Treinta y Tres Department of Uruguay. It rises in the Cuchilla Grande, at the west of the department, southwest of Santa Clara de Olimar. It collects the input of various steams, the most important of which is called Brazo de la Yeguada...
. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of chacras (ranches), known as Ejido de Treinta y Tres
Ejido de Treinta y Tres
Ejido de Treinta y Tres is a populated rural area in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. It is a less densely inhabited extension of the city of Treinta y Tres, sharing borders with it to its west, north and east.-Population:...
.
History and name
The name is SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "33" and refers to the nineteenth-century national heroes the 33 Orientales
Thirty-Three Orientals
The Treinta y Tres Orientales was a militant revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay...
, who freed Uruguay from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian control.
Population
In 2004, Treinta y Tres had a population of 25,711. It is by far the largest town in what is a sparsely populated department. Together with Ejido de Treinta y Tres and the southwestern suburb of Villa SaraVilla Sara
Villa Sara is a suburb of Treinta y Tres, capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. It is located on Km. 280 of Route 8 and on its intersection with Route 19...
, they form a population centre of around 33,000 inhabitants.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 22,557 |
| 1975 | 23,448 |
| 1985 | 25,116 |
| 1996 | 26,390 |
| 2004 | 25,711 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Famous people from Treinta y Tres
- Darío SilvaDarío SilvaDarío Debray Silva Pereira is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Caglari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain - scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga - before moving to...
- former Uruguayan football player. - Julio C. da Rosa - short story and novel writer
- Serafín J. García (1905-1985)- poet, essayist and short story writer
- Pepe Guerra - Musician