Lajas, Puerto Rico
Lajas
Municipio de Lajas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Homes in Lajas | |
| 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 |
| Barrios | |
| 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 | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Demonym | Lajeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00667 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
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Lajas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaxas]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico, on the southern coast of the island, 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.