Lajas

Lajas is a town and municipality of located on the island's southwestern coast and valley of the same name. It belongs to the tourism region and it is famous for its beaches, keys, mangrove forests and its bioluminescent bay.
  • …has about 23,300 residents
  • …is also known as “Lajas Municipio”
  • …is abbreviated as “LAJ”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Parguera and Lajas Arriba.
is a fishing village in the town of …
is a barrio in the municipality of . is situated 4 km northeast of Lajas.
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Latitude
18.0133° or 18° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-67.0399° or 67° 2′ 24″ west
Open location code
77CJ2X76+82
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Lajas” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ላሃስ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lahas”
  • Bengali: “লাজাস”
  • French: “Lajas”
  • German: “Lajas”
  • Hausa: “Lahas”
  • Japanese: “ラハス”
  • Javanese: “Lahas”
  • Kazakh: “Lajas”
  • Kirghiz: “Lahas”
  • Malay: “Lahas”
  • Oromo: “Lahas”
  • Panjabi: “ਲਾਹਾਸ”
  • Persian: “لاهاس”
  • Portuguese: “Lajas”
  • Pushto: “لاهاس”
  • Somali: “Lahas”
  • Spanish: “Lajas”
  • Swahili: “Lahas”
  • Tajik: “Lahas”
  • Tatar: “Lahas”
  • Uzbek: “Lahas”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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