Treinta y Tres (city)

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Treinta y Tres
Coordinates: 33 ° 14 ′  S , 54 ° 23 ′  W
Map: Uruguay
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Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country UruguayUruguay Uruguay
Department Treinta y Tres
City foundation March 10, 1853
Residents 25,477  (2011)
Detailed data
height 54  m
Post Code 33000
prefix +045
City Presidency Gerardo Amaral ( Frente Amplio )
Río Olimar near Treinta y Tres
Río Olimar near Treinta y Tres
Liceo 3 in Treinta y Tres
Liceo 3 in Treinta y Tres
Monumento a los Treinta y Tres Orientales in Plaza 19 de Abril
Monumento a los Treinta y Tres Orientales in Plaza 19 de Abril

Treinta y Tres (German "thirty-three") is a city in eastern Uruguay and the capital of the Treinta y Tres department of the same name .

Location and description

The city, located in sector 1 of the department, is located at the confluence of the Río Olimar and the small Arroyo Yerbal Grande river . It is a typical inland town with low-rise buildings and narrow sidewalks adorned with leafy trees.

Oath of the Thirty-three Orientals , oil painting by Juan Manuel Blanes

origin of the name

The city's name refers to the 33 Uruguayans who were exiled to Argentina. On the morning of April 19, 1825 , they secretly returned to continue the struggle for independence. They found the area, which was then also called Banda Oriental , because it is east of the Río Uruguay , besieged by Portuguese-Brazilian forces. In the center of the city you will find the large square called Plaza 19 de Abril, which houses the Monument of the 33 Orientales . It is made of black, white and reddish marble.

economy

Treinta y Tres is located in the basin of the Laguna Merín wetland , which makes rice cultivation the most important economic activity in the province. It is also where some of the major rice trading companies can be found .

traffic

Treinta y Tres is connected to the eastern town of General Enrique Martínez via Route 17 , which begins here, and via Route 18 , which branches off from Route 17 a few kilometers east of the city, you get to Río Branco on the border with Brazil ; The city is connected to Montevideo on the one hand and Aceguá in the Cerro Largo department on the border with Brazil on the other hand via the Ruta 8 .

Residents

Treinta y Tres had 25,477 inhabitants at the 2011 census, of which 11,937 were men and 13,540 women.

year Residents
1963 22,557
1975 23,448
1985 25,116
1996 26,390
2004 25,711
2011 25,477

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 23, 2012
  2. Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 58 kB)
  3. Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as XLS file
  4. Cronología musical y Tema anual ( Memento of the original dated August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Banco de Seguros del Estado de Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 1.1 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bse.com.uy