title: Las Toscas, Tacuarembó
text: # Las Toscas, Tacuarembó
  
  Las Toscas is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The village is located on Route 26, about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northwest of its intersection with Route 6 and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Ansina. The stream Arroyo Caraguatá flows by the west limits of the village.
  
  ## Population
  
  In 2011 Las Toscas had a population of 1,142.
  
  | Year | Population |
  | - | - |
  | 1975 | 175 |
  | 1985 | 461 |
  | 1996 | 651 |
  | 2004 | 781 |
  | 2011 | 1,142 |
  
  Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
  
  ## Places of worship
  
  * Parish Church of the Holy Sacrament and St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Roman Catholic)
  