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(Redirected from Santa Isabel de las Lajas) For the settlement in Guantánamo Province, see Las Lajas, Cuba. Municipality in Cienfuegos, Cuba

Lajas
Municipality
Sign seen entering the municipality on the Autopista A1
Seal
Lajas municipality (red) within Cienfuegos Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°24′59″N 80°17′26″W / 22.41639°N 80.29056°W / 22.41639; -80.29056
Country	Cuba
Province	Cienfuegos
Area
• Total	430 km (170 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population
• Total	21,187
• Density	49/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-432
Website	https://lajas.gob.cu/

Lajas, known historically and culturally as Santa Isabel de las Lajas, is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Santa Clara and immediately south of the A1 motorway.

History

The firsts settlements of the area began in 1800, with Lajas forming on August 29, 1824, named Santa Isabel de las Lajas, after a Canary Islander named it after his wife, Isabel Castellón. In 1854 Lajas changed from a hamlet into a town by Ayuntamiento of the city of Cienfuegos. In 1879 it became a municipality of the former Santa Clara Province. In 1986, El Grupo Técnico Asesor (GTA) of Cuba made the name of the municipality in just simply Lajas.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Lajas had a population of 21,187. With a total area of 430 km (170 sq mi), it has a population density of 49/km (130/sq mi).