Florida () is a municipality and city in the
Camagüey Province
Camagüey () is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.
Geography
Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province. Numerous la ...
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 ...
. It is located north-west of
Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
, along the
Carretera Central highway. The city was established in 1907, and the municipality was established in 1924.
Of all the municipalities of the Cuban province of
Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
, Florida is third in area size.
The name is Spanish for ''Land of flowers''.
History
The town was founded in 1907 and, in 1949, the politician Francisco Díaz Marchand presented a project to turn it into an independent municipality. The project did not prosper, but in 1960 Manuel Frías Morales drafted a law to carry out the feasibility studies for the foundation of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, but the opinion was adverse. Later, the Law #30 of June 14, 1971 created the municipality of Florida, one of the youngest of the island.
Geography
The municipality is located northwest of its province, next to the borders with
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 ...
. Its elevation is represented by the Urabo Mountain with a height of 132.5 m. The bordering municipalities are
Baraguá
Baraguá () is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba. Its administrative seat is located in the town of Gaspar.
Geography
The municipality occupies the south-eastern part of the province, and the area is dominated by ma ...
,
Céspedes,
Esmeralda,
Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
and
Vertientes
Vertientes is a municipality and town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Vertientes had a population of 53,299. With a total area of , it has a population density of .
See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
* ...
.
The municipal territory includes the villages and the localities of Alberto Becerra,
Algarrobo, Conquista, El Angel, El Trece, La Alína, La Caridad, La Esperanza, La Jagua, La Porfuerza, La Serafina,
La Tomatera
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...
, La Vallita,
Las Margaritas, Las Mercedes, Las Parras, Las Tusas, Los Güines, María Dos, María Seis, Manzanillo, Ortigal, Otero,
Pérez Pérez
Pérez Pérez also known as La Pérez Pérez is a hamlet in the Camagüey Province of Cuba within the consejo popular (i.e. "ward") of Rolando Valdivia and the municipality of Florida, Cuba, Florida, with an estimated population is 76.
Overview ...
,
Playa Florida
Playa (plural playas) may refer to:
Landforms
* Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake
* Dry lake, often called a ''playa'' in the so ...
,
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, San Diego, San Faustino, San Jerónimo, Santa Gertrudis, Urabo and Vista Alegre. Until the 1977 municipal reform, it included the village of
Magarabomba
Magarabomba is a village and ''consejo popular'' in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. It is part of the municipality of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba, Céspedes.
Geography
Part of the municipality of Florida, Cuba, Florida until 1977 reform, alon ...
too,
currently part of Céspedes.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Florida had a population of 73,612,
53,847 of them in the town proper. With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
Health
Florida has 283 doctors, 187 of them are family physicians. There are 125 health facilities, including hospitals (a general and a pediatric one), clinics, pharmacies and laboratories.
Education
There are 64 educational centers with a total of 15,013 students attending primary, secondary, and
pre-university
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), basic education comprises the two stages primary education and lower secondary education.
Universal basic education
Basic education featured heavily in the 1997 ISCED ...
.
Florida also offers
night school
A night school is an adult learning school that holds classes in the evening or at night to accommodate people who work during the day. A community college or university may hold night school classes that admit undergraduates.
Italy
The Scuola ...
s with a range of educational careers for adults who can not attend during daylight hours.
Culture
Cultural Institutions
*Casa de Cultura "Luis Casas Romero"
*Biblioteca Pública Municipal "
Rubén Martínez Villena
Rubén Martínez Villena (December 20, 1899 – January 16, 1934) was a Cuban people, Cuban writer and Cuban Revolution, revolutionary leader.
He was born in Alquízar, in the La Habana province.
Biography
After graduating from the University o ...
"
*Biblioteca Pública "
Tamara Bunke __NOTOC__
Tamara may refer to:
People
* Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name
* Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984)
* Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969)
* Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara Tod ...
"
*Biblioteca Pública "
Ignacio Agramonte
Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz (1841–1873) was a Cubans, Cuban revolutionary, who played an important part in the Ten Years' War (1868–1878).
Biography
Born in the province of Puerto Príncipe (what is now the province of Camagüey Province, Cam ...
"
*
Florida Municipal Museum
Florida Municipal Museum is a museum located in Florida, Cuba, Florida, Cuba. It was established on 12 December 1981. The museum holds collections on history, weaponry, archeology, numismatics, and natural science.
See also
* List of museums in ...
*Casa de la Trova "Pedro Loforte Sablón"
*Banda Municipal de Concierto
*Librería Municipal "América Latina"
*Galería de Arte
*Centro Literario Municipal
*Museo General
*Cine Aurora
*Sala de Vídeo Comunidad Algarrobo
*Sala de Vídeo Comunidad San Antonio
*Sala de Vídeo Agramonte
*Sala de Vídeo Micro Distrito
*Sala de Vídeo del Cementerio
Traditions
* Semana de la Cultura Floridana
* Carnaval Floridano
Transport
Florida is served by the "Central Railway" (''Ferrocarril Central'')
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. -
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
, with local and long-distance trains. It is crossed by the national highway "
Carretera Central" (CC) and, the future extension of the
A1 motorway
A1, A-1, A01 or A.1. may refer to:
Education
* A1, the Basic Language Certificate of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
* Language A1, the former name for "Language A: literature", one of the IB Group 1 subjects
* A1, a ...
, will involve the town.
Personalities
*
Ed Bauta
Eduardo Bauta Galvez (January 6, 1935 – July 6, 2022) was a Cuban-born professional baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher, he worked in 97 games in Major League Baseball as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1963) and New ...
(b. 1930), former baseball player
*
Calixto Morales Hernández (...–2013), politician and revolutionary
["The combatant Calixto Morales Hernández passed away"]
'' Granma'', August 3, 2013
*
Ada Zayas-Bazán María Zayas-Bazán Hernández (born 14 October 1958), known as Ada Zayas-Bazán, is a children's author, poet and teacher from Cuba. She was born in the town of Florida, Cuba, Florida in Camagüey Province, Cuba. She writes in the Spanish language ...
(b. 1958), writer
See also
*
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 ...
*
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
*
Camagüey-Florida
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Cities in Cuba
Populated places in Camagüey Province