Place:Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba

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NamePlacetas
TypeCity
Coordinates22.3°N 79.667°W
Located inVilla Clara, Cuba
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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 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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