TREINTA Y TRES


Meaning of TREINTA Y TRES in English

city, east-central Uruguay, near the Olimar Grande River. It is the commercial and manufacturing centre for an agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Cattle and sheep are raised widely; wheat, corn (maize), oats, and linseed are the chief crops. Treinta y Tres lies on the Pan-American Highway and on the main railroad linking Montevideo to Ro Branco, and it has an airport. The name (meaning thirty-three) refers to 33 independence fighters of the 19th century. Pop. (1985) 28,117.

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