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Placetas

municipality · Villa Clara

Placetas

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. Cub

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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 é um(a) município em Villa Clara, Cuba. Localiza-se aproximadamente em 22.316°, -79.656°.

A história deste lugar

A povoação data de 1861. Aqui nasceram: Aliecer Urrutia, atleta cubano (n. 1974), Mario Garcia (n. 1947) e La Chelito (1885–1959).

Fica na província de Villa Clara.

Os lugares registados mais próximos no atlas são Guaracabulla (a 11 km a sudoeste), Sabana (a 12 km a noroeste), José María Pérez (a 13 km a norte) e Báez (a 15 km a sudoeste).

Está associado a cultura local, história e arquitetura.

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22.31580, -79.65560

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19:35
Sunset
12h 32m
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Emergency

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    106
  • Ambulance / medicalRecent
    104
  • FireRecent
    105
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    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Placetas

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Locais mapeados por perto

Locais nomeados registados no OpenStreetMap nas imediações, do mais próximo, com a distância.

Entre os locais mapeados nas imediações contam-se 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 e 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.

🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1

Cuban cuisine & lechón 1

⛰️ Nature & terrain 4

Peaks & volcanoes 4

🌾 Farming & fishing 3

Farms & plantations 3

🏭 Industry & resources 9

Factories & works 9

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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