Placetas
Placetas is a city in Cuba with a population of about 55,408.
CubaTown🏆 #49 most populated in Cuba🕐 America/Havana
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.
🌦️ Live weather & local time
Loading live conditions…
About Placetas
| Country | Cuba |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | 16 |
| Population | 55,408 |
| Local currency | CUP |
| Coordinates | 22.3118, -79.6544 |
| Time zone | America/Havana |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 294 km · Havana |
| Population (Cuba) | #49 most populated in Cuba |
| Where on Earth | 22°18′43″N · 79°39′16″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 2,484 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,535 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Kowloon (Hong Kong) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -22.31, 100.35 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 2,114 km |
| Los Angeles | 3,974 km |
| São Paulo | 6,225 km |
| London | 7,373 km |
| Paris | 7,589 km |
| Moscow | 9,527 km |