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City profile · Cuba · North America

Placetas

Villa Clara Province · Cuba
City population
55,408
#35
in Cuba
#3
in Villa Clara Province
#10,383
worldwide
HavanaPlacetas
22.314, -79.654 · 294 km from Havana
City population
55,408
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#35
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,383
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
0.5%
of the national population

About Placetas

Placetas is a city in Villa Clara Province, Cuba with a population of 55,408. It is the 35th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 10,383rd largest worldwide. It lies 294 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#35of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Villa Clara Province
#3of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Villa Clara Province
Rank in region
#3of 12
Distance to capital
294 km
to Havana
Elevation
197 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
22.314, -79.654
Record updated
2026-06-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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