Lascano

Lascano on the map of Uruguay

Lascano is a city in Uruguay.

Geography

It is located in the third sector, a few kilometers from Río Cebollatí in the north of the department of Rocha. Lascano is surrounded by major swamps and wetlands and is located at the intersection of Ruta 14 and 15 The distance to the state capital Montevideo is around 260 kilometers. Until Departamentohauptstadt Rocha is about 100 km. Nearest major settlements are José Pedro Varela and 19 de Junio ​​in the northwest, Velázquez in the south and San Luis al Medio or Chuy in the east.

History

The city was founded on February 10, 1876 in the fields of the landowner Francisco Fernández and was originally called Tres Islas. The status as a small town it was awarded on July 4, 1908. On November 5, 1952, she reached then by the law Nr.11.874 classification in the category of a city.

Population

The population Lascanos is 7,645 (as of 2011), of which 3,788 male and 3,857 female population.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City ​​council

Mayor ( alcalde ) of Ricardo Rodríguez Lascano is Dutra.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Artigas Barrios (1937 - ), politician
  • Carlos Julio Eizmendi (1932-1985), violinist
  • Adauto Puñales (1935-2009), politician
  • Yeanneth Puñales (1961 - ), politician and writer
  • Roberto Machado, Journalist
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