Arcos de Canasí Bacunayagya is a
Cuba
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n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Santa Cruz del Norte
Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River. ...
, in
Mayabeque Province
Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province. The new provinces came in to existence on J ...
. Until 2011, it was part of the former
La Habana Province
La Habana Province , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province that covered a m ...
.
History
The town was founded in 1738 at the mouths of the ''Rio Canasi''. Due to frequent flooding, the town was moved to higher ground in 1808, on the actual location.
It was its own municipality (administering an area of
Historic municipality webpage
/ref>) of the Matanzas Province until 1976, when its territories were re-distributed to the Santa Cruz del Norte
Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River. ...
municipality of the La Habana Province
La Habana Province , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province that covered a m ...
. With the split of the La Habana Province in 2010, this municipality belongs currently to Mayabeque Province
Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province. The new provinces came in to existence on J ...
.
Economy
The town's economy is mainly agriculture
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. Farmers offering cheese and fruit on the side of the Via Blanca highway are an everyday sight.
Intense oil
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exploitation is active on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
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just north of the town.
See also
*Jibacoa
Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world h ...
*Bacunayagua
Bacunayagua is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. voting district) of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,371.
Geography
The small northern Cuban settlem ...
*Boca de Jaruco
Boca de Jaruco ( en, Mouth of Jaruco) is a small fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the ''Rio Jaruco'', on the Straits of Florida.
Overview
An extensive o ...
* Camilo Cienfuegos (Hershey)
References
Populated places in Mayabeque Province
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