Treinta y Tres
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| Coordinates: 33°14′0″S 54°23′0″W / 33.233333°S 54.383333°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Treinta y Tres Departmentolimareño/a |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 25,711 |
| • Demonym | olimareño,-a |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 33000 |
| Area code(s) | +598 445 |
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.
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[edit] History and name
The name is Spanish for "33" and refers to the nineteenth-century national heroes the 33 Orientales, who freed Uruguay from Brazilian control.
[edit] Population
In 2004, Treinta y Tres had a population of 25,711.[1] 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.
| Year | Population |
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| 1963 | 22,557 |
| 1975 | 23,448 |
| 1985 | 25,116 |
| 1996 | 26,390 |
| 2004 | 25,711 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
[edit] Famous people from Treinta y Tres
- Darío Silva - 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
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[edit] References
- ^ "2004 Census of Trenta y Tres department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/TreintayTres/Cuadro7_19.XLS. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / T" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraT.doc. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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