Placetas is a city in the
Villa Clara Province in the center of
Cuba; before the change in the country's government in 1959 the province was called Las Villas. The town is also known as
La Villa de los Laureles because of its wild
laurel trees. Placetas is also a
municipio, one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cuba's geographical center, Guaracabulla, is located in this municipality.