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San José de las Lajas
Cuba
San José de las Lajas, city, west-central Cuba. It lies in hilly country about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Havana.
The city is known primarily as a commercial and manufacturing centre for the surrounding agricultural and pastoral lands, which feature dairying and sugarcane growing, but thermal springs have made it a health resort as well. A rail junction, it is also accessible by highway from Havana. Pop. (2002) 33,233; (2011 est.) 36,000.
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