Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the
Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, whil ...
in eastern
Uruguay
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Location
The city 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.
History
Its name means "Thirty Three" and refers to the 19th-century national heroes, the
33 Orientales, who established the independence of Uruguay. Coincidentally, the city is located near the
33°S line of latitude, making the name doubly appropriate.
On 10 March 1853 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 307 and on 20 September 1884 it was made capital of the department created by Ley Nº 1.754. According to the Act of Ley Nº 3.544, on 19 July 1909 it held the status of "Villa" (town), which was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 29 September 1915 by the Act of Ley 5.335.
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Population
In 2011, Treinta y Tres had a population of 25,477. 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 Sara
Villa Sara is a suburb of Treinta y Tres, capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It sh ...
, they form a population centre of around 33,000 inhabitants.
Places of worship
* St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church (Roman Catholic
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* Parish Church of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three (Roman Catholic)
* Parish Church of the Holy Savior (Roman Catholic)
Notable people
*Emiliano Alfaro
Emiliano Alfaro Toscano (born 28 April 1988) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Liverpool Montevideo.
Apart from his native country, Alfaro also played club football in Indi ...
- footballer
*Gonzalo Lemes
Gonzalo Daniel Lemes Rodríguez (born 28 May 1980) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Central Español. He played two friendly games for Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Orien ...
- footballer
*Darío Silva
Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker.
After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Ca ...
- footballer
*Octavio Rivero
Raúl Octavio Rivero Falero (born 24 January 1992), known as Octavio Rivero, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.
Career
Beginnings and Uruguay teams
Rivero began his playing c ...
- footballer
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, Treinta y Tres has a humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
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References
External links
Official Website
INE map of Treinta y Tres, Ejido de Treinta y Tres & Villa Sara
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Populated places in the Treinta y Tres Department
Populated places established in 1853