Placetas

Placetas
Placetas
Municipality
	OPJM pioneers in town center
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: La Villa de los Laureles (Laurel City)
	Placetas municipality (red) within ; Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°18′57″N 79°39′20″W / 22.31583°N 79.65556°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Villa Clara
Established	1861
Incorporated	1881 (town)
	1925 (city)
Area
• Municipality	601 km2 (232 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population (2022)
• Municipality	65,379
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Urban	19,894
• Rural	45,485
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-428
Highways	Carretera Central

Placetas (Spanish pronunciation: [plaˈsetas]) 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.

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