Map of Placetas, Cuba

Placetas is a city in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, with a population of about 55,408. It lies at 22.3118°N, 79.6544°W. Placetas is about 294 km (183 mi) east of Havana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Camajuaní, 21 km to the northwest.

Placetas at a glance

Where is Placetas?

• The 34th largest city in Cuba by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Villa Clara Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 46 min on the shortest day to 13 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Placetas

• Camajuaní — 21 km northwest
• Remedios — 23 km northeast
• Caibarién — 30 km northeast
• Cabaiguán — 31 km southeast
• Santa Clara — 34 km west
• Manicaragua — 38 km southwest
• Yaguajay — 43 km east
• Sancti Spíritus — 48 km southeast
• Ranchuelo — 51 km west
• Condado — 52 km south

Largest cities in Villa Clara Province

• Santa Clara — 250,512
• Sagua la Grande — 62,073
• Corralillo — 51,881
• Santo Domingo — 45,476
• Ranchuelo — 43,695
• Manicaragua — 41,532
• Cifuentes — 40,142
• Caibarién — 39,140
• Camajuaní — 35,515
• Remedios — 34,108

Largest cities in Cuba

• Havana — 2,163,824
• Santiago de Cuba — 555,865
• Camagüey — 347,562
• Holguín — 319,102
• Guantánamo — 272,801
• Santa Clara — 250,512
• Arroyo Naranjo — 210,053
• Las Tunas — 203,684
• Bayamo — 192,632
• Pinar del Río — 186,990

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.