Guáimaro is a town and municipality in the southern part of
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 ...
in
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 between the cities of
Camagüey and
Las Tunas.
History
Guáimaro features prominently in Cuban history as the place where in 1869, at the beginning of the
Ten Years' War
The Ten Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Diez Años; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. O ...
, the Revolutionary Army of
Mambises met and created the
Guáimaro Constitution for a new nation free from Spanish colonial oppression. The municipality was created in 1943, when it split from Camagüey.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the
barrios of Camaniguán, Elia, Galbis, Guáimaro, Palo Seco, Pilar and Tetuán.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Guáimaro had a population of 57,086.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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Guáimaro Constitution
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Guáimaro Municipal Museum
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List of cities in Cuba
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Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ...
References
External links
Camaguey-Guaimaro
Populated places in Camagüey Province
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