Placetas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Cuba
• Region: Villa Clara Province
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 55,408
• Coordinates: 22.3138° N, 79.6538° W
• Time zone: America/Havana (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Peso (CUP)
• Distance to the capital, Havana: 294 km (183 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Abel Santamaria International Airport (SNU): 36 km (22 mi), straight line
• Alberto Delgado Airport (TND): 68 km (42 mi), straight line
• Jaime Gonzalez Airport (CFG): 80 km (50 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zaza: 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
• Zulueta del Sur: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Zulueta: 11 km (7 mi)
• Camajuani: 18 km (11 mi)
• Remedios: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Santa Clara, 34 km (21 mi)