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Sagua La Chica
Sagua la Chica also known as Sagua is a rural settlement in Camajuani, Cuba. It has a population of 1,447 people. Sagua la Chica has the same name as the Sagua la Chica river and is 174 mi (or 280 km) away from the capital of Havana. Education There is one school in the town, which is: * Restituto Muñiz Primary Geography Towns nearby Sagua la Chica include Resulta, Hermanos Toledo, Jumagua, Colonia Miguel del Sol (also known as Miguel del Sol), Jagüey, and Crucero Carolina (also known as just Carolina). The town of Sagua la Chica borders the municipality of Encrucijada and is in the ward of Batalla de Santa Clara. Economy According at the DMPF ( or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Sagua la Chica is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development but still are maintained. History Until 1976 Sagua was a barrio of the former municipality of Vueltas. In 2018, Villa Clara was flooded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio De Las Vueltas
San Antonio de las Vueltas, also known as Vueltas, is a village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) in central northern Cuba, belonging to the municipality of Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province. With a population of 13,805 it is the most populated village in the municipality after Camajuaní. History Until the 1976 reform it was a municipality and contained the ''barrios'' of Aguada de Moya, Bosque, Cabecera (San Antonio de las Vueltas proper), Charco Hondo, Piedra, Quinta, Sagua la Chica, Taguayabón, Vega Alta and Vega de Palma. Geography Hills such as Mogote Colorada and Palenque dot the landscape and the Sagua la Chica River and Manacas River flow through the municipality. Transport Vueltas is crossed in the middle by the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN), and has a railway station (Vueltas-Vega de Palma), in the nearby village of Vega de Palma, on the line Santa Clara-Camajuaní- Remedios-Caibarién. Education Schools in Vueltas include: * San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the List of cities in Cuba, fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 250,000. History Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15, 1689. 138 of them represented two large families already living in the area, who owned land next to the new city. The other 37 came from seven other families and included a priest and governor, all originating in the coastal city of San Juan de los Remedios. The population of Remedios, Cuba, Remedios had to choose between leaving their city, constantly being besieged by pirates, or staying. While most decided to stay, 37 people traveled south to the interior. On June 1, 1689, they arrived at a hill, joining two other families already present at the site. According to tradition, a mass was celebrated under a tamarind tree and Santa Clara was founded. Since then, the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagua La Grande
Sagua la Grande (nicknamed ''La Villa del Undoso'', sometimes shortened in Sagua) is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Jumagua, limestone cliffs. Many cays of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago are located off the northern coast. People born in Sagua are called "guajiros". History Sagua la Grande was founded in 1812 and established as a municipality in 1842. By the beginning of the 20th century, the city and its port (Isabela de Sagua), were an important commercial center. Presently, its economy is based on the sugar, chemical, mechanical, and food industries. Cattle raising and fishing are other important economic activities. Two city historians are notable. Antonio Miguel Alcover Beltrán left to the inheritance of the events related to the 19th century thanks to his personal interrogations to each one of the authors of history; and at the moment Pedro Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega De Palma
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood. It is the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. Vega has been extensively studied by astronomers, leading it to be termed "arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun". Vega was the northern pole star around 12,000 BCE and will be so again around the year 13,727, when its declination will be . Vega was the first star other than the Sun to have its image and spectrum photographed. It was one of the first stars whose distance was estimated through parallax measurements. Vega has functioned as the baseline for calibrating the photometric brightness scale and was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega Alta, Cuba
Vega Alta is a small town in Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba and a Ward (consejo popular). It is in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River, with neighboring towns such as Canoa, Chicharón, Rincón, La Levisa, La Luz, La Catalina, La Doncella, and El Cubano. ”Vega Alta” translates to “high valley” in English. Geography The Vega Alta’s ward is a local body of Vega Alta and towns nearby. Towns in Vega Alta’s ward include: * Rincón * Chicharón * La Levisa * El Cubano (or La Flora) * CPA Benito Ramírez * Guerrero * San Juan * La Doncella * La Lorenza Nearby places that are north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest of the town are: Farmland Canoa Rincón Farmland 15px Farmland Farmland La Luz Carmita Park of Vega Alta The Park of the town of Vega Alta (Parque del poblado de Vega Alta) shorten to the park of Vega Alta is the only park in Vega Alta, is it about 850 m2. It's one of 4 places in Cama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrero, Cuba
Guerrero is a rural barrio in Camajuani, Cuba. Geography Guerrero is located in the middle of Vueltas and Vega Alta. Guerrero is connected to Vega Alta by bridge in the Camajuaní River and to Vueltas by going through the CPA of Piedra Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus, which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft.Veasey JV, Avila RB, Miguel BAF, Muramatu LH. White piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra: contribution to the diagnosis of superfic .... Guerrero has CCS “Mártires de Vueltas”. Environmental issues Guerrero being located in a very rural area presents terrible conditions. When it rains in Guerrero the bridge to Vega Alta and road to Vueltas floods, making it difficult to communicate to the outside world. Economy According at the DMPF ( or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Guerrero is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development. References {{co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guajén, Cuba
Guajén also known as El Guajén is a small community in Camajuaní, Cuba. It splits into Guajén Camajuaní (on the Camajuani River) and Guía Guajén. Government Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every community, Guajén has Constituency Delegate #40 Lázaro González Marrero. Geography Guajén is a part of the ward of Aguada de Moya. Guajen has the CCS of "Julio Antonio Mella". History Guajén used to be a part of the former Municipality of Vueltas until 1976. Rafael Santiesteban Pozo, member of the Council of State and national president of the National Association of Small Farmers organized the 50 year anniversary of the National Association of Small Farmers in CCS "Julio Antonio Mella". Economy According at the DMPF ( or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Guajén is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development. Infrastructure In Guajén th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rincón (Camajuaní)
Rincón also known as El Rincón, Finca Rincón, and Finca el Rincón is a populated place of people who work for the (CCS) Raul Torres Acosta. in Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara, Cuba. Nearby towns are La Lebisa, Villa Clara, La Lebisa, Guajén, Cuba, Guajén, Vega Alta, Cuba, Vega Alta, Canoa, Cuba, Canoa, CPA Benito Ramírez, La Luz, Cuba, La Luz, Guerrero, Cuba, Guerrero, and El Perico (Encrucijada), El Perico. The Saint Lazarus sanctuary is located in Rincón where many Cubans make an annual pilgrimage on December 17 to mark the feast day of San Lázaro. Geography The road that Rincón is on is called , or in English Vega Alta - El Rincón Road, which is 6 km. Rincón includes the CCS of CCS Raúl Torres Acosta and CCS Juan Francisco Aro. The ''Urocoptis villarensis'' can be found in Rincon. History El Rincón used to be a part of the former barrios of Cuba, former barrio of Vega Alta, in the former Municipalities of Cuba, municipality of San A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Barrios Of Cuba
es, consejo popular, lit=Popular Council, People's Council (sometimes shorten to CP) commonly stated as a ward is an electoral ward or "political-administrative demarcations" of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba. They were created in 1988 and there are a total of 474 wards as of 2023. They also work as subdivisions, under municipalities. Most rural wards include 1 major town or village (usually with a population of 700-3000) with a few hamlets, while urban areas (usually municipal seat) are usually split into a few wards, named the city name with a I, II and sometimes III, and IV (an example is Camajuaní II). Sometimes when there’s only two wards in the city they are split into “Norte” or north and “Sur” or south (an example is Encrucijada Norte). Before the 1970s instead of consejos populares, under municipalities was Barrios. Many places that used to be barrios are currently consejos populares, but most aren’t. Instead of capitals of municipalities h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
