Isabela de Sagua, also shortened as Isabela and nicknamed ''La Venecia de Cuba'' ("The Cuban
Venice
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Cuba
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n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Sagua la Grande, in
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering on the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Matanzas Province to the west, Sancti Spiritus Province to the east, and Cienfuegos Province to the Sou ...
. In 2011 it had a population of 3,187.
History
The village was founded in 1843 as the port and
customs
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of Sagua and, 5 years later, it was enabled for international import trade.
Hurricane Kate (1985) severely damaged the village, which had to be largely rebuilt.
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Geography
Located on a peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
, west of Sagua la Grande River mouth and by a lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...
, Isabela lies by the Atlantic Coast, in front of the Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey () is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila Province, Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey Province, Camagüey.
Overview
Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef sy ...
archipelago. It is surrounded by a marsh
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, that spans around the peninsula.
Transport
Isabela de Sagua has a port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...
on the northwestern shore and a marina
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A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
in the southwestern one. Its railway station
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is the northern terminus of the Santa Clara-Sagua-Isabela line and has some tracks serving the port. A provincial road links the village to Sagua la Grande and to 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 Ocean, Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, afte ...
" (CN) highway.
See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities (). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, publish ...
*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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Sagua la Grande
Populated places in Villa Clara Province
Populated places established in 1843
1843 establishments in North America