Placetas

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Placetas

Total population

39,615

Coordinates22.31°, -79.65°

Demographic figures from ONEI Cuba. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Placetas is a city in the Villa Clara Province in the center of Cuba; before the change in the country's government in 1959 the province was called Las Villas. The town is also known as La Villa de los Laureles because of its wild laurel trees. Placetas is also a municipio, one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cuba's geographical center, Guaracabulla, is located in this municipality.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.