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The Municipality of Lajas is composed of 11 neighborhoods and some 74 sectors or communities


La Plata – Encarnación, Parcelas, Rayo Plata, Las Guaras, El Salao, Las Jicaras 


Lajas Arriba – Piñalejos, Los Cuevas, La Garza, Vista Alegre, Parcelas Lajas Arriba, Carretera La Tea, Camino Cantura


Santa Rosa – Las Canelas, Los Matínez, Parcelas Santa Rosa, Javilla, Culminante


La Costa – Cuesta Blanca (communidad y parcelas), Costa Salinas (communidad y parcelas), Salinas Fortunas, La Cueva


La Parguera – Papayo, Colinas de la Parguera, Playita Rosada, Parcelkas de la Parguera, Villa Coñona


Palmarejo – Maguayo (sector y parcelas), Olivares (sector y parcelas), El Tendal Parcelas Palmarejo I, II, III, Puerto Viejo, Urbanización Rivera, El Fósforo, Fajardo, Camino La Roseta, Carribean View, Flamingo Club


Llanos – La Línea, Grant, Camino Peligro, Camino Plumas


Candelaria – Cerro Alta (sector Nicio Ruiz), Jobo Dulce, Residencial Parque de Lajas, Porrata, Sector Espinosa, Jovillos, Urbanización Parque Real


Paris – La Cuchilla, Sector La Piedra, Sector Los Chorros, Sector Nicolás Martínez


Sabana Yeguas – Urbanización El Valle y Segunda Extensión, Cañitas, Corillos, Piedras Blancas, Haciena Amistad, Estación Campo, Sector Beatriz Soledad, El Cerrete, Urbanización Villa Parguera, Linda Vista


Lajas Pueblo – La Haya, El Tokio, Sector Christian, Villa Anida, Villa Canaan, Los Caobos, Barrida Tomei, El Cerro, Urbinazación Alturas de Lajas, Urbinazación Jardines de Lajas, Ancones


	  	 


  	 








Lajas, Puerto Rico


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Lajas, Puerto Rico


—  Municipality  —





Flag


Nickname(s): "La Ciudad Cardenalicia", "Los Tira Piedras"


Anthem: "Nuestro Lajas, pueblito querido"


Location of Lajas in Puerto Rico


Coordinates: 18°03′07″N 67°03′35″W / 18.05194°N 67.05972°W / 18.05194; -67.05972Coordinates: 18°03′07″N 67°03′35″W / 18.05194°N 67.05972°W / 18.05194; -67.05972


Country 	United States


Territory 	Puerto Rico


Founded 	1883


Government


 - Mayor 	Hon. Leo Cotte (PNP)


 - Senatorial dist. 	5 - Ponce


 - Representative dist. 	21


Area


 - Total 	76.8 sq mi (199.04 km2)


 - Land 	61 sq mi (158 km2)


 - Water 	15.8 sq mi (41.04 km2)


Population (2000)


 - Total 	27,009


 - Density 	351.5/sq mi (135.7/km2)


Demonym 	Lajeños


Time zone 	AST (UTC-4)


Zip code 	





Lajas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaxas]) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southwestern region, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards and Lajas Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.


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    * 1 History


          o 1.1 Flag


          o 1.2 Coat of Arms


    * 2 Barrios


    * 3 National protected area


    * 4 Tourism


          o 4.1 Landmarks and places of interest


          o 4.2 Festivals and events


    * 5 References


    * 6 Famous lajeños


    * 7 External links





[edit] History





Located at the Lajas valley, the town was founded in 1883 by the Xueta Teodoro Jacome Pagan. Xuetes (Chuetas) were Majorcan Jews (Sephardi Catalan Jews). Some families changed their names from Jacome to the Castilian form Santiago (Saint James the greater). Jacome is the Mallorquin form of James (Ia'akov). Catalonian Jews from Majorca were part of the early settlers in the South of (Boriken) Puerto Rico.The village of La Parguera (founded in 1940 by Andrew Breedlove and fishermen from Guánica and Cabo Rojo) is a popular tourist destination to see the famous Bahía Fosforescente (Phosphoresent Bay) and its keys and islet's.


[edit] Flag





The flag consists of three (3) horizontal stripes; the superior one green, the center white and the bottom one yellow. A fourth cross. In the center of that cross we have two arms united with a ripe yellow pine

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