Las Toscas, Canelones

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Not to be confused with Las Toscas of Tacuarembó Department
Las Toscas
Resort of the Costa de Oro
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Las Toscas
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°46′0″S55°44′0″W / 34.76667°S 55.73333°W / -34.76667; -55.73333 Coordinates: 34°46′0″S55°44′0″W / 34.76667°S 55.73333°W / -34.76667; -55.73333
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Canelones Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,146
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code16002
Dial plan +598 437 (+5 digits)

Las Toscas is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Costa de Oro is a 45 kilometres (28 mi) long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa. Until 19 October 1994 it also included all the resorts that became henceforth integrated under the name Ciudad de la Costa. Since then, Costa de Oro contains only the resorts and locations of the area delimited by the streams Arroyo Pando to the west and Arroyo Solís Grande to the east and by the highways Ruta 8 and Ruta 9 to the north.

Canelones Department Place in Uruguay

The Departamento de Canelones , with an area of 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.

Uruguay republic in South America

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

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Location

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

Ruta Interbalnearia highway in Uruguay

Ruta Interbalnearia or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) in length. It is marked on maps and signs as IB.

Atlántida, Uruguay City in Canelones, Uruguay

Atlántida is a resort town of the Costa de Oro in Canelones Department of Uruguay, 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Montevideo.

Parque del Plata City in Canelones, Uruguay

Parque del Plata is a city of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

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.

Río de la Plata River or estuary in South America

The Río de la Plata —rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth and La Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay and the Paraná rivers. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America. Depending on the geographer, the Río de la Plata may be considered a river, an estuary, a gulf or a marginal sea. For those who consider it a river, it is the widest river in the world, with a maximum width of about 220 kilometres (140 mi).

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.


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