Treinta y Tres

Treinta y Tres, 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 Río Branco, and it has an airport. The name (meaning “thirty-three”) refers to 33 independence fighters of the 19th century. Pop. (2004) 25,711.