Lajas geodata
Lajas is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Puerto Rico in America/Puerto_Rico (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 5,255 people, there are 66 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Puerto Rico, 77.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 89.3% of cities are located further →East and 54.2% of cities have lower elevation than Lajas. Note1
Lajas GPS coordinates[2]
18° 2' 59.856" North, 67° 3' 33.624" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 18.7172°, | -67.76247° |
| Center: | 18.04996°, | -67.05934° |
| Lower-right: | 17.38018°, | -66.35622° |
| Map W x H: | 148.7×148.7 km | = 92.4×92.4mi |
| max Lat: | 18.50078° ⇑77.3% North |
| Lajas: | 18.04996° |
| min Lat: | ⇓22.7% South 17.95358° |
| min Long | Lajas | max Long |
| -67.2499° | -67.05934° | -65.30099° |
| W 10.7%⇐ | ⇒89.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Lajas is 58 m = 190 ft, and this is 42.5 m = 139 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
655 m = 2149 ft | 45.8% |
| Avg. | 100.5 m = 330 ft | |
| Lajas | 58 m = 190 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 54.2% |
See also: Puerto Rico elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Lajas is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 599 km =372.2 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Lajas |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 8000.1 | 4971 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 5394.2 | 3351.8 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 599 | 372.2 | to North |
| Equator | 2007 | 1247.1 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Lajas: (largest is in red/bold)
• Betances
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
253°
• Boquerón
11.9 km =7.4 mi, 
257°
• Cabo Rojo
10 km =6.2 mi, 
294°
• Fuig
16.7 km =10.4 mi, 
114°
• Hormigueros
12.3 km =7.6 mi, 
324°
• La Parguera
8.4 km =5.2 mi, 
170°
• Liborio Negron Torres
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 
93°
• Lluveras
16.4 km =10.2 mi, 94°
• Monte Grande
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 
309°
• Palmarejo
2.1 km =1.3 mi, 
239°
• Pole Ojea
15.7 km =9.8 mi, 237°
• Puerto Real
13.8 km =8.6 mi, 
281°
• Sabana Eneas
4.6 km =2.9 mi, 
330°
• Sabana Grande
10.9 km =6.8 mi, 
73°
• San Germán
3.8 km =2.4 mi, 
23°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Puerto Rico existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
