Lajas, Puerto Rico
Lajas
Municipio de Lajas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Homes in Lajas | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "La Ciudad Cardenalicia", "Los Tira Piedras" | |
| Anthem: "Nuestro Lajas, pueblito querido" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Lajas Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′07″N 67°03′35″W / 18.05194°N 67.05972°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | early 18th-century |
| Founded | April 3, 1883 |
| Founded by | Teodoro Jácome Pagán y Cancel and José Rodríguez y Rodríguez |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jayson Martínez (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce |
| • Representative dist. | 21 |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.85 sq mi (199.04 km2) |
| • Land | 61 sq mi (158 km2) |
| • Water | 15.85 sq mi (41.04 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,334 |
| • Rank | 53rd in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 382/sq mi (148/km2) |
| Demonym | Lajeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00667 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
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Lajas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaxas], locally [ˈlahaʔ]) is a town and municipality located in the Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 barrios plus Lajas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.