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Sierra De Cubitas
Sierra de Cubitas is a municipality in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Cubitas. Geography The municipality borders with Esmeralda, Camagüey and Minas. Its territory includes the towns of Cubitas (seat) and Sola (largest settlement), and the villages of Cubita Madura, El Colorado, Imías, La Gloria, Paso de Lesca, Playa Piloto, Saimí and Vilató. Cayo Guajaba, one of the cays of Jardines del Rey archipelago, is located north of Cubitas, across the Bay of la Gloria (''Bahia de la Gloria''). Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Sierra de Cubitas had a population of 18,589. With a total area of , it has a population density of . See also *Sierra de Cubitas Municipal Museum *List of cities in Cuba *Municipalities of Cuba The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Stand ...
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Sola (Sierra De Cubitas)
Sola is a Cuban town and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council") of the municipality of Sierra de Cubitas, in Camagüey Province.With a population (2011) of about 10,000, it is the largest settlement of its municipality, including the seat town of Cubitas. History Founded on September 28, 1920, it was originally part of Camagüey municipality until the 1977 administrative reform, when it became part of the new municipality of Sierra de Cubitas, whose seat, Cubitas, was founded in the end of 1976. Geography Located on a wide rural plain, few km south of the Atlantic Coast and the island of Cayo Guajaba, Sola is divided into a pair of circumscriptions named "Sola 1" and "Sola 2". It is 8 km from La Gloria, 10 from Cubitas, 18 from Senado, 25 from Minas, 30 from Lugareño, 37 from Brasil, 50 from Nuevitas, 51 from Esmeralda and 60 from Camagüey city centre. Transport Sola is crossed to the south by the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN), and in the middle by the provi ...
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Municipalities Of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991 and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa Province, Artemisa and Mayabeque Province, Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province. Summary The municipalities are listed below, by province: List of municipalities Municipal maps The maps below show the municipal subdivision of each province, in yellow, within Cuba. Each provincial capital is shown in red. Artemisa (Cuban municipal map).png, Artemisa Province, Artemisa Camagüey (Cuban municipal map).png, Camagüey Province, Camagüey Ciego de Ávila (Cuban municipal map).png, Ciego de Ávila Province, Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos (Cuban municipal map). ...
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Provinces Of Cuba
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality (the Isla de la Juventud). The last modification was approved in August 2010 (by the Cuban National Assembly), splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa (which incorporates the three eastern municipalities of the neighbour Pinar del Río) and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from January 1, 2011. Havana City Province ( Ciudad de La Habana) recovered its original name: La Habana (Havana in English). List of provinces From west to east, Cuba's provinces are: # Pinar del Río # Artemisa # La Habana # Mayabeque # Matanzas # Cienfuegos # Villa Clara # Sancti Spíritus # Ciego de Ávila # Camagüey # Las Tunas # Granma # Holguín # Santiago de Cuba # Guantánamo # Isla de la Juventud ("special municipality") History The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into 6 provinces, which maintained ...
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Camagüey Province
Camagüey () is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas. Geography Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province. Numerous large cays (including what used to be one of Fidel Castro's favourite fishing spots; the Archipiélago Jardines de la Reina) characterize the southern coasts, while the northern coast is lined by Jardines del Rey of the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago. Sandy beaches are found on both coasts also, and despite a large potential for tourism, the province has seen little development in that area with the exception of Santa Lucía beach, on the province's North coast. Economy The economy of the Camagüey province is primarily cattle and sugar (in the north and south) farming, and the province is known for its cowboy culture, with rodeos frequently held. Chickens and rice are also farmed, and a small citrus fruit ''Citrus'' is a genus of flower ...
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Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ...
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Esmeralda, Cuba
Esmeralda is a municipality and town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. Geography The municipality is divided into the barrios of Brasil (also known as Jaronú), Caonao, Guanaja, Quemado and Tabor. Cayo Romano, one of the cays of Jardines del Rey archipelago is located north of Esmeralda, across the Bay of la Jiguey (''Bahia de Jiguey''). Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Esmeralda had a population of 29,953. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Economy The economy is based on crops of sugarcane, coconuts, pineapple, oranges and tobacco. See also *Esmeralda Municipal Museum *List of cities in Cuba *Municipalities of Cuba The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ... References External links * Populated places in Camagüey Province ...
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Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province. It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by Spanish colonists on the northern coast and moved inland in 1528, to the site of a Taino village named Camagüey. It was one of the seven original settlements (''villas'') founded in Cuba by the Spanish. After Henry Morgan burned the city in the 17th century, it was redesigned like a maze so attackers would find it hard to move around inside the city. The symbol of the city of Camagüey is the clayen pot or ''tinajón'', used to capture rain water and keep it fresh. Camagüey is also the birthplace of Ignacio Agramonte (1841), an important figure of the Ten Years' War against Spain. A monument by Italian sculptor Salvatore Buemi, erected in the center of the area to Ignacio Agramonte, was unveiled by his wife in 1912. It is composed of a ...
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Minas, Cuba
Minas is a municipality and town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. Geography The municipality borders with Sierra de Cubitas, Camagüey, Sibanicú, Guáimaro and Nuevitas. Its territory includes the villages of Anguila, Fomento, Gurugú, Las Piedras, Lugareño, Monte Oscuro, Redención and Senado. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Minas had a population of 38,517. With a total area of , it has a population density of . See also *Minas Municipal Museum *List of cities in Cuba *Municipalities of Cuba The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ... References External links Populated places in Camagüey Province {{Cuba-geo-stub ...
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Cayo Guajaba
Cayo Guajaba is a cay on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey. Geography It is part of Jardines del Rey archipelago, and is located west of Cayo Sabinal, east of Cayo Romano, north of The Bay of la Gloria (''Bahia de la Gloria'') and borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north. The island is administered as part of Nuevitas Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492. History Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal refo ... municipality. References Nuevitas Guajaba Geography of Camagüey Province {{Cuba-geo-stub ...
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Jardines Del Rey
Jardines del Rey ( en, Gardens of the King) is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey. Overview Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's shore, between the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay of Buena Vista and Bay of Jiguey. The reef, part of the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago, extends for on a north-west to south-east direction. Jardines del Rey Airport is located on Cayo Coco. Additional access to Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo is by a causeway that connects the islands to mainland Cuba. Cays Of the many cays and islands that compose Jardines del Rey, the most important are (from north to south): *Cayo Guillermo * Cayo Coco * Cayo Romano *Cayo Guajaba *Cayo Sabinal Other islands include Cayo Santa María, Cayo Paredón Grande, Cayo Cruz and Cayo Confites. History The islands were named in 1513 by Spanish conquistadors to honor their king, Ferdinand II of Aragon. In the 16th cen ...
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Sierra De Cubitas Municipal Museum
Sierra de Cubitas Municipal Museum is a museum located in Sierra de Cubitas, Cuba. It was established on 20 December 1982. The museum holds collections on history and weaponry. See also * List of museums in Cuba This is a list of museums in Cuba. By province Artemisa * Alquízar Municipal Museum * Artemisa Municipal Museum * Bahía Honda Municipal Museum * Bauta Municipal Museum * Candelaria Municipal Museum * Guanajay Municipal Museum * Güira de ... * Sola (Sierra de Cubitas) References Museums in Cuba Buildings and structures in Camagüey Province Museums established in 1982 1982 establishments in Cuba 20th-century architecture in Cuba {{Cuba-museum-stub ...
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