municipality · Villa Clara
Placetas
Placetas ist ein(e) Gemeinde in Villa Clara, Kuba. Es liegt etwa bei 22.3158°, -79.6556°. Zu den in der Nähe kartierten Orten zählen Primera Iglesia Bautista Getsemaní de
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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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Placetas ist ein(e) Gemeinde in Villa Clara, Kuba. Es liegt etwa bei 22.3158°, -79.6556°.
Die Geschichte dieses Ortes
Der Ort geht auf 1861 zurück. Hier geboren: Aliecer Urrutia, kubanischer Dreispringer (geb. 1974), Mario Garcia, US-amerikanischer Zeitungs-, Zeitschriftendesigner (geb. 1947) und La Chelito, spanische Geschäftsfrau, Sängerin, Couplet-Sängerin (1885–1959).
Luftlinie liegt der Ort 33.3 km von seiner Provinzhauptstadt entfernt, 291.9 km von Havanna und 35.5 km vom nächsten Flughafen mit Linienverkehr. Wikidata verzeichnet eine Einwohnerzahl von 71.208, eine Fläche von 691 km², eine Höhe von 205 m, eine Gründung im Jahr 1861.
Die nächstgelegenen erfassten Orte im Atlas sind Guaracabulla (10.5 km im Südwesten), Sabana (12.5 km im Nordwesten), José María Pérez (13.4 km im Norden), Báez (15.0 km im Südwesten), Arroyo Frío (16.8 km im Norden) und Loma Las Nueces (15.7 km im Südwesten).
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What's near Placetas
Orte in der Nähe
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Kartierte Orte in der Nähe
In OpenStreetMap erfasste benannte Orte in der Umgebung, nach Entfernung, jeweils mit Angabe.
Zu den in der Nähe kartierten Orten zählen Primera Iglesia Bautista Getsemaní de Placetas, Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada de Placetas, Mimi Fortún, Parroquia San Atanasio, José Martí, Casa de Martí, MiPyME Pérez Quesada, El Copey, Entronque de Cumbre, Benito Juárez, Capestany, Hermanos Ameijeiras, Francisco Pérez, Tahón, La Pastora und Las Marías.
- Primera Iglesia Bautista Getsemaní de Placetas · church
- 0.1 km
- Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada de Placetas · church
- 0.2 km
- Mimi Fortún · library
- 0.2 km
- Parroquia San Atanasio · church
- 0.2 km
- José Martí · monument
- 0.5 km
- Casa de Martí · monument
- 0.6 km
- MiPyME Pérez Quesada · market
- 0.7 km
- El Copey · neighbourhood
- 2.3 km
- Entronque de Cumbre · neighbourhood
- 2.9 km
- Benito Juárez · village
- 4.0 km
- Capestany · hamlet
- 6.6 km
- Hermanos Ameijeiras · village
- 6.8 km
- Francisco Pérez · village
- 7.5 km
- Tahón · village
- 8.3 km
- La Pastora · hamlet
- 10.2 km
- Las Marías · hamlet
- 11.5 km
Around Placetas
100 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Placetas, across 23 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Placetas.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 8
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 9
🏥 Health & care 8
🎓 Education 15
🏦 Civic & services 12
🚉 Transport 9
🏟️ Sport & leisure 7
⛪ Faith 12
🛒 Shops & markets 10
🛏️ Stay 2
What Placetas makes
11 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Placetas · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cumbre
🏭 Industry 8
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Placetas · Central Azucarero Chiquitico Fabregat · Central Azucarero José María Pérez · Centro de Acopio · …
🌱 Farming 1
Granja Avícola Placetas
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