San José de las Lajas
| San José de las Lajas | |
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| Coordinates: 22°58′4″N 82°09′21″W / 22.96778°N 82.15583°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Mayabeque |
| Foondit | 1778[1] |
| Established | 1879 (Municipality) |
| Aurie[2] | |
| - Tot | 591 km2 (228.2 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Indwallers (2004)[3] | |
| - Tot | 69,375 |
| - Densitie | 117.4/km2 (304.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Aurie code(s) | +53-47 |
San José de las Lajas is a municipality an the caipital ceety o the newly formit Mayabeque Province o Cuba, Efter the segmentation o La Habana Province in 2011. It is locatit in the center north o the province, an is bisectit bi the Carretera Central.
It wis foondit in 1778.[1]
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Demografics [edit]
In 2004, the municipality o San José de las Lajas haed a population o 69,375. The ceety proper haes 37,000 inhabitants.[3] Wi a total aurie o 591 km2 (228 sq mi),[2] it haes a population densitie o 117.4 /km2 (304 /sq mi).
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Jamaica, Liberación, Tapaste, Pedro Pi, El Perú, Valle del Perú, Morales, Ganuza, Zaragoza, Nazareno, Comunidad Nazareno, El Volcán, La Ruda, Managuaco an San Antonio de las Vegas .[1]
Economics [edit]
San José is the maist important economical hub o Mayabeque Province wi important industries (metallurgic, mechanical, electrical, biggin materials, chemical, rum) an a well-developit fermin sector.
Science, Education [edit]
This municipality hosts the Agrarian University o Havana as well as important kintra level scientific institutions o the agricultural sciences: CENSA (Naitional Center o Animal Healthcare), ICA (Institute o Animal Science) an INCA (Naitional Institute o Agricultural Sciences), formin thegither the core o the so namit "Havana East Scientific Pole"
Sports [edit]
The basebaw stadium "Nelson Fernández" is the venue o the La Habana basebaw team (Vaqueros) which wis the naitional champion in the 2008-2009 campaign.
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guije.com. San José de las Lajas. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. . Retrieved on 7 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
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