| Official Name: | Las Toscas |
| Image Alt: | A panoramic photograph of a beach on a sunny day. There are people playing in the water, sitting in chairs, and walking in the sand along the water. |
| Settlement Type: | Resort of the Costa de Oro |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canelones Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 3146 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7667°N -55.7333°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 16002 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 437 (+5 digits) |
Las Toscas is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
The resort is located on the 47th km of Ruta Interbalnearia between Atlántida to the west and Parque del Plata to the east.
Today, Las Toscas is merged with Atlántida to the west and Parque del Plata to the east, but in the creation of these locations, during the first decades of the 20th century, it gave the name to the whole zone. Atlántida's train station wal also named Las Toscas, and was, with Ruta 11, the only way to get into de area before the construction of the Ruta Interbalnearia.
It was at Las Toscas where the laborious task, developed by various private societies, of foresting the coast of the Río de la Plata began. The success of this task is because of Mario Ferreira, whose name is taken by the main street of the resort.
The first lands were sold between 1911 and 1914, and the first building was made in 1946.
The population of Las Toscas has grown considerably since 1990. In 2011 Las Toscas had a population of 3,146.[1] [2]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 594 | |
| 1975 | 899 | |
| 1985 | 1,093 | |
| 1996 | 1,793 | |
| 2004 | 2,222 | |
| 2011 | 3,146 |