Lascano


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

Geography

The town is located at the junction of Route 15 with Route 14, from rio CebollatĂ­ which is the border with Lavalleja Department.

History

A village was first founded in the fields of ranchers Don Francisco FernĂĄndez 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 FernĂĄndez's illiteracy also eliminated his claim to the name. In 1880 it became part of the newly formed Rocha Department.
On 4 July 1908, its status was elevated to "Villa" by the Act of Ley N° 3.304 and on 3 November 1952 to "Ciudad" by the Act of Ley N° 11.874.

Population

In 2011 Lascano had a population of 7,645.
YearPopulation
19083,866
19635,309
19756,026
19857,152
19967,134
20046,994
20117,645

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadĂ­stica de Uruguay''

Notable people