Calabazar de Sagua, also shortened as Calabazar, is a
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 ...
n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Encrucijada
Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910.
History
The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redo ...
, in
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clara ...
, Cuba. In 2011 it had a population of 7,912.
History
Founded in 1865, it was part of the neighboring municipality of
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 Juma ...
until the 1977 administrative reform.
Geography
Located on a rural plain in the middle of its province, Calabazar lies between
Encrucijada
Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910.
History
The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redo ...
(4.5 km southeast), El Purio (4 km northeast) and Mata (4.5&km southwest). It is 17 km from
Cifuentes, 30 to
Vueltas, 32 to
Santa Clara, 37 to
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 Juma ...
, 40 to
Camajuaní
Camajuaní is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba.
History
In 1819 was decided the construction of a new port in near Caibarién to replace an old one located in Tesisco. From that moment, settlers established in the s ...
, 50 to
Remedios and 58 to
Placetas
Placetas () is a city in the Villa Clara Province in the center of Cuba; before the change in the country's government in 1959 the province was called Las Villas. The town is also known as ''La Villa de los Laureles'' because of its wild laurel tr ...
and
Caibarién
Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara province of Cuba.
Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" () for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios, Cuba, Reme ...
.
Transport
The village is crossed in the middle by the "
Circuito Norte
The ''Circuito Norte'' (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba, through the Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, after the " Carretera ...
" (CN) state highway, the 2nd longest one in the island. It counts a
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...
, Calabazar-Mata, located in the nearby village of Mata, on the Camajuaní-Encrucijada-Cifuentes (to
Sagua) branch line.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 5:00am buses go to
Santa Clara. From Sunday to Friday at 6:30pm and 8:15pm they also go to Santa Clara.
Education
Schools in Calabazar include:
* José Martí Primary School
* Antonio Maceo Primary School
* Neptalí Martínez CM
* José Manuel Fuertes Jiménez Special School
* Antonio Guiteras CEA
Notable people
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Onelio Jorge Cardoso
Onelio Jorge Cardoso (May 14, 1914 in Calabazar de Sagua, Cuba – May 29, 1986 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban editor, screenwriter, short fiction writer and party functionary.
Biography and career
Cardoso was born in Calabazar de Sagua, nearby ...
(1914–1986), writer
See also
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Parrandas
Parrandas are traditional carnival-like street parties with origins date back to the 19th century. They take place in northern and central cities of the former Las Villas province (now divided into Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Á ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
{{commons category, Calabazar de Sagua
Calabazar de Sagua Weatheron accuweather.com
Populated places in Villa Clara Province
Populated places established in 1865
Sagua la Grande
1865 establishments in North America
1865 establishments in Cuba
1865 establishments in the Spanish Empire