Cacocum is a municipality and town in the
Holguín Province
Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The province ha ...
of
Cuba
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.
Overview
It is located south of the city of
Holguín
Holguín () is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
and east of the
Frank País International Airport towards the city of
Bayamo
Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region.
Overview
The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamo River. It is affected by the violent Bayamo wind.
One of the most ...
on the
Carretera Central Highway. The area includes extremely flat ground stretching south to the municipality's boundaries with
Granma Province
Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo (a port on the Gulf of Guacanayabo) and Pilón.
History
The province takes its name from the yacht '' Granma'', used by Che Guevara and Fidel Castr ...
. Its territory is bounded on the west by
Las Tunas Province
Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre, Amancio, and the capital city, Las Tunas (historically Victoria de Las Tunas).Báguanos
Báguanos () is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Geography
Located in the middle of the province, Báguanos is far from Holguín and from Banes. The municipal territory includes several villages: the most populated one ...
municipality, its nearest neighbor.
Carretera Central and the Central Railroad pass near the Cacocum townsite, the most populated settlement of this municipality. Two local
sugar mill
A sugar cane mill is a factory that processes sugar cane to produce raw or white sugar.
The term is also used to refer to the equipment that crushes the sticks of sugar cane to extract the juice.
Processing
There are a number of steps in pro ...
s, called ''Antonio Maceo'' and ''Cristino Naranjo'' represent Cacocum's main economic activity.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Cacocum had a population of 42,623.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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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 ...
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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, Vo ...
References
External links
Populated places in Holguín Province
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