Placetas
Sign in to savePlacetas () 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 because of its wild laurel trees. Placetas is also a , one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cuba's geographical center, Guaracabulla, is located in this municipality.
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- Locality
- Placetas
- Region
- Villa Clara Province
- Country
- Cuba
- Population
- 55,408
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Placetas
- Settlement.nickname
- La Villa de los Laureles (Laurel City)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Placetas.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- OPJM pioneers in town center
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Placetas.jpg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x90px
- Settlement.image_map
- Placetas (Cuban municipal map).png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Placetas municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Cuba
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Villa Clara
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1861
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1881 (town)
- Settlement.established_title3
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Placeteño
- Population
- 71208
- Area
- 691
- Elevation
- 205
- Official website
- www.cenit.cult.cu/sites/placetas
- Image
- Placetas.jpg
- Dialing code
- 53-428
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- Commons category
- Placetas
- inception
- 1861-09-09
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- Jura
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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 because of its wild laurel trees. Placetas is also a , one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cuba's geographical center, Guaracabulla, is located in this municipality.
==History== Placetas was founded on September 9, 1861 mainly due to the sugar production industry. Nowadays, the main produce of the area is tobacco. The main contribution to its foundation came from Jose Martinez-Fortun y Erles, a Spanish Marques and former colonel in the Spanish Army. The town is located on the Carretera Central road, which cuts through the town. The town's position on this road has allowed it to serve as a stop for many travellers. Placetas has grown considerably over the years, being declared a town in 1881 and a city in 1925. In 1879 it was established as its own municipality. Placetas is also known by the great carnavals which take place in July and Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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