Lascano

For people with the name, see Lascano (surname).

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

Lascano
City
Artigas monument
Lascano Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°40′26″S 54°12′27″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Rocha
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	7,645
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	27300
Dial plan	+598 4456 (+4 digits)
Climate	Cfa

Geography

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]

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
• Javier Gerard, famous rabbi