Lajas, known historically and culturally as Santa Isabel de las Lajas, is a municipality and town in the
Cienfuegos Province
Cienfuegos () is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819.
Overview
Until 2011 Cienfuegos was the smallest province in Cuba (excluding the city of Hava ...
of
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. It is located in the northern part of the province, west of
Santa Clara and immediately south of the
A1 motorway
A1, A-1, A01 or A.1. may refer to:
Education
* A1, the Basic Language Certificate of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
* Language A1, the former name for "Language A: literature", one of the IB Group 1 subjects
* A1, a ...
.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Lajas had a population of 22,602.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
*
Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ...
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List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
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Lajason
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Populated places in Cienfuegos Province
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