Lascano

Lascano is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

For people with the name, see Lascano (surname).
Lascano
City
Lascano
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°40′26″S 54°12′27″W
Country Uruguay
Department Rocha
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total7,645
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
27300
Dial plan+598 4456 (+4 digits)
ClimateCfa

Location

The town is located at the junction of Route 15 with Route 14, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from rio Cebollatí which is the border with Lavalleja Department.

History
1875 map showing the estates on which Lascano was founded.

A village was first founded in the fields of ranchers Don Francisco Fernández and Don Francisco Lascano, by decree of 10 February 1876. The estates were situated on what was called until then "Partido de las Tres Islas". Although Don Lascano had a much smaller portion of land, the village used the name as it was on the signed official papers. Don Fernández's illiteracy also eliminated his claim to the name. In 1880 it became part of the newly formed Rocha Department.[1]

On 4 July 1908, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 3.304[2] and on 3 November 1952 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 11.874.[3]

Population

In 2011 Lascano had a population of 7,645.[4]

YearPopulation
19083,866
19635,309
19756,026
19857,152
19967,134
20046,994
20117,645

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

Notable people
  • Artigas Barrios, politician
  • Carlos Julio Eizmendi, violinist
  • Adauto Puñales, politician
  • Yeanneth Puñales, writer and politician
  • Javier Gerard, famous rabbi

References
  1. "Historia medida de un rico Patrimonio", Archivo Gráfico de Planos de Mensura, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  2. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. "LEY N° 11.874". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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