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, ...

in eastern

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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.

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, they form a population centre of around 33,000 inhabitants.

Places of worship

* St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church (

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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 Ind ...

- footballer *

Gonzalo Lemes Gonzalo Daniel Lemes Rodríguez (born 28 May 1980) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Central Español Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. H ...

- footballer * Darío Silva - 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

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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 WebsiteINE map of Treinta y Tres, Ejido de Treinta y Tres & Villa Sara
{{Authority control Populated places in the Treinta y Tres Department Populated places established in 1853