Baraguá () is a municipality and town in the
Ciego de Ávila Province
Ciego de Ávila () is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, further north.
The provinc ...
of
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 Caribbea ...
. Its administrative seat is located in the town of
Gaspar.
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Geography
The municipality occupies the south-eastern part of the province, and the area is dominated by mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evoluti ...
.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Baraguá had a population of 32,408.
See also
*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 ...
*List of cities in Cuba
This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages. All figu ...
*Baraguá Municipal Museum
Baraguá Municipal Museum is a museum located in Baraguá, Cuba. It was established on 26 September 1983.
The museum holds collections on history, decorative arts, weaponry, archeology, natural science and numismatics.
See also
* List of museum ...
References
External links
Populated places in Ciego de Ávila Province
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