Las Toscas, Canelones Explained

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.

Geography

Location

The resort is located on the 47th km of Ruta Interbalnearia between Atlántida to the west and Parque del Plata to the east.

History

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.

Population

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
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041513/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls . 10 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Canelones . 2012 . INE . 28 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120907041709/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/canelones.html . 7 September 2012 .
  3. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / L . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 3 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111129075121/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc . 29 November 2011 .