Lajas is located on the southern coast.
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge is a national protected area located in Lajas.
Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Lajas is subdivided into
barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a small barrio referred to as . •
Candelaria •
Costa •
Lajas •
Lajas barrio-pueblo •
Lajas Arriba •
Llanos •
Palmarejo •
Parguera •
París •
Plata •
Sabana Yeguas •
Santa Rosa Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to
minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called (
sectors in English). The types of
sectores may vary, from normally
sector to
urbanización to
reparto to
barriada to
residencial, among others.
Special Communities (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of
social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Lajas: El Papayo, El Tendal, Sector Sabana Yeguas, La Haya, Las Cuevas, Los Jovillos, Maguayo, Piñalejos, and Tokio.
Climate Lajas features a
tropical savanna climate (
Aw/As), common for southwestern Puerto Rico. The record high for the town is . ==Demographics==