The Damují River is a Cuban river situated south of Los Toros, close to Punta Bélico. It is born in the
Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 150,000. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especial ...
municipality of
Lajas and flows west, ending in the bay of Cienfuegos. It covers the municipalities of
Rodas
Rodas () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of ''Lechuzo''. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán general ''Caballero de Rodas''.
Geography
The municipality is divide ...
,
Palmira,
Abreus
Abreus () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1840.
History
Abreus was founded as San Segundo de los Abreu in 1840 by Trinidadian landowners during an economic boom of slave-labor sugar cane plantatio ...
and Cienfuegos. It is the largest and most important river on the southern slope of the country. It has several streams and smaller streams as tributaries. It has an estimated temperature of 24°C.
The main ships of the Cuban Navy are called "Rio Damují class" in honor of this river.
See also
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List of rivers of Cuba
References
Rivers of Cuba
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