Chambas 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 ...
.
Geography
It is located in the northern part of the province, bordering the municipalities of
Morón and
Florencia, as well as the province of
Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus () is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus Province, Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba and one of the oldest Cuban European settlements. Sancti Spíritus is the genitive case of Latin language, Lat ...
. To the north it borders the
Bay of Buena Vista
The Bay of Buena Vista ( es, Bahía de Buena Vista) is a bay on Cuba's northern Atlantic shore. It is located in the northern part of the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Villa Clara and Ciego de Ávila, between mainland Cuba and the archipelago ...
and the
Laguna de Leche
Laguna de Leche (Spanish for "Milk Lagoon", also called ''Laguna Grande de Morón'') is the largest natural fresh water lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, north of Morón, and has a total surface of . ...
.
It comprises the villages of
El Asiento, El Calvario,
Falla,
Kilo 9
Kilo 9 is a village in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba part of the municipality of Chambas.
Geography
Kilo 9 is located in the northwest plain of Chambas municipality which covers over . It is bordered by Loma de Cunagua on the east, Alturas ...
, Las Palmas, Los Perros, Mabuya, Piedra, Punta Alegre,
Punta San Juan (Maxímo Gómez Sugar Mill) and Ranchuelo.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Chambas had a population of 39,868.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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Chicola
Chicola was a small port on the north coast of the Fallas, Cuba. It was built in 1932 by the Fallas-Gutiérrez sugar company to ship to the US the sugar produced by the factories of Central Patria and Central Adelaida. It is located on a bay in fr ...
*
Chambas Municipal Museum
Chambas Municipal Museum is a museum located in Chambas, Cuba. It was established on 29 December 1982.
The museum holds collections on archeology, history, ethnology and natural sciences.
See also
* List of museums in Cuba
This is a list of ...
*
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
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Populated places in Ciego de Ávila Province
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