Lascano
Lascano | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Rocha Department |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,645 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 27300 |
| Dial plan | +598 4456 (+4 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Lascano is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Location
The city 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
A village was 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 took on his name because of the way official papers were signed, and due to the analphabetism of Don Fernández. 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]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 3,866 |
| 1963 | 5,309 |
| 1975 | 6,026 |
| 1985 | 7,152 |
| 1996 | 7,134 |
| 2004 | 6,994 |
| 2011 | 7,645 |
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
References
- ^ "Historia medida de un rico Patrimonio", Archivo Gráfico de Planos de Mensura, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 11.874". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
External links
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