Treinta y Tres is a department

Departments of Uruguay

||Uruguay consists of 19 departments :# Artigas . Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.# Canelones . One of the original 6 departments created in 1816...

 of 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...

. Its capital is Treinta y Tres

Treinta y Tres

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...

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History of name

'Treinta y Tres' is Spanish for 'Thirty-Three'. The department is named after 33 19th century patriots

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...

 honoured by Uruguayans.

Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 49,318 people and 16,341 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.

• Population growth rate: 0.392% (2004)
• Birth Rate: 16.80 births/1,000 people (2004)
• Death Rate: 9.45 deaths/1,000 people
• Average age: 30.5 (29.2 Males, 31.7 Females)
• Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
  • Total population: 74.15 years
  • Male: 70.74 years
  • Female: 77.70 years
• Average Family Size: 2.41 children/woman
• Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,432.3 pesos/month

Main Urban Centres

Numbers of population as per 2004 census.

City / Town	Population
Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres 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...	25,711
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:...	6,115
Vergara Vergara, Uruguay Vergara is a small town in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located between Route 18, which passes to the northwest, and on Route 91, which passes to the southeast, and about northeast of Treinta y Tres, the capital city of the department...	3,986
Santa Clara de Olimar Santa Clara de Olimar Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km...	2,305
Cerro Chato Cerro Chato Cerro Chato is a town of central Uruguay, which is divided in three parts belonging to Durazno Department, Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively. It lies along Route 7, northeast by road from Valentines and southwest of Santa Clara de Olimar. Its status was elevated to...	1,661
General Enrique Martínez General Enrique Martínez General Enrique Martínez, also known as La Charqueada, is a small town in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located at the east end of Route 17, and the south end of Route 91, situated on the north bank of Cebollatí River and west of the mouth of the stream Arroyo del...	1,513
Villa Sara Villa 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...	1,056

Other towns and villages

Population stated as per 2004 census.

Town / Village	Population
Estación Rincón Estación Rincón Estación Rincón or simply Rincón is a small town in the Treinta y Tres Department of Uruguay. The main part of the town is located between Ruta 18 and the railroad tracks, where there is the station which gives its name to the town. A smaller part is located southeast of the tracks. It is the main...	742
Arrozal Treinta y Tres	432

Rural population

According to the 2004 census, Canelones department has an additional rural poulation of 5,079.

Noted local people

• Luis Antonio Hierro López
  Luis Antonio Hierro López
  Luis Antonio Hierro López is a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:Luis Antonio Hierro López is a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, and is from a distinguished political family. His father was Luis Hierro Gambardella, former Minister, Deputy for Treinta y Tres and Senator...
  
   - former Vice President of Uruguay
  Vice President of Uruguay
  -List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay:Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio-History of the office:The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934 ....
  
  
• Luis Hierro Gambardella
  Luis Hierro Gambardella
  - Background :He was a member of the Colorado Party.His father Luis Hierro was a Deputy from Treinta y Tres. His son Luis Antonio Hierro López was Vice President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005.- Public offices :...
  
   - former Minister, Senator and Deputy
• Luis Hierro
  Luis Hierro
  - Background :His political roots were in the Department of Treinta y Tres, in the interior of the country.His son Luis Hierro Gambardella became a Minister, Deputy and Senator. His grandson Luis Antonio Hierro López became Vice President of Uruguay in 2000....
  
  - former Deputy

External links

• INE map of Treinta y Tres Department