San José de las Lajas, Cuba

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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_name1 = La Habana
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1778
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established_date2 = 1879 (Municipality)
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area_total_km2 = 591
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population_total = 69375
population_density_km2 = 117.4
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footnotes = San José de las Lajas is a municipality and city in the La Habana Province of Cuba. It is located in the center of the province, and is bisected by the Carretera Central.

It was founded in 1778.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San José de las Lajas had a population of 69,375.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|591|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-10-07 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|117.4|abbr=yes.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Chávez, Cotilla, Ganuza, Independencia Norte, Independencia Sur, Jamaica, Jaula, Portugalete, San Andrés, Santa Bárbara and Tapaste.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hsanjose/index.htm|title=San José de las Lajas|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = San José de las Lajas
North = Guanabo
Northeast = Jaruco
East =

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