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City profile · Cuba · North America

San José de las Lajas

Mayabeque · Cuba
City population
54,847
#36
in Cuba
#2
in Mayabeque
#10,489
worldwide
HavanaSan José de las Lajas
22.961, -82.152 · 30 km from Havana
City population
54,847
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#36
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,489
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
0.5%
of the national population

About San José de las Lajas

San José de las Lajas is a city in Mayabeque, Cuba with a population of 54,847. It is the 36th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 10,489th largest worldwide. It lies 30 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#36of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Mayabeque
#2of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Mayabeque
Rank in region
#2of 7
Distance to capital
30 km
to Havana
Elevation
138 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
22.961, -82.152
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

Nearby Cities

All 123 in Cuba

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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