Jibacoa is a

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 ...

n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of

Manicaragua Manicaragua () is a municipality and mountain town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It is located in the Escambray Mountains at the southern part of Villa Clara, bordering the provinces of Cienfuegos to the west and Sancti Spíritus to the ea ...

, in

Villa Clara Province Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clar ...

. As of 2004, it had a population of 3,101; and the council's administrative territory covers an area of 78.5 km².Jibacoa
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History

The village was founded in 1961, soon after the

Cuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in co ...

. Its toponyms, as well as other included in the municipality (as Manicaragua,

Mataguá Mataguá is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, in Villa Clara Province. With a population of ca. 10,000, it is the most populated village in the municipality after Manicara ...

, etc.) have an

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origin.

Geography

Overview

Jibacoa is a hilltown surrounded by the

Escambray Mountains The Escambray Mountains () are a mountain range in the central region of Cuba, in the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Villa Clara. Overview The Escambray Mountains are located in the south-central region of the island, extending a ...

, located near the southeastern shore of the

Hanabanilla Lake El Salto del Hanabanilla, also known as Hanabanilla, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, Villa Clara Province.Jibacoa Dam Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Jibacoa River, 60 km east of Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''L ...

(''Presa Jibacoa''), and 39 km from the resort village of

El Salto del Hanabanilla El Salto del Hanabanilla, also known as Hanabanilla, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, Villa Clara Province.Jibacoa River flows to the east of the settlement and, next to it, is located a karst cave named Cueva del Guanajo. It lies near the border point of

with the ones of Cienfuegos and

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 ...

, and is crossed by the

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152, linking

(17 km north) to

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

(44 km south), through the nature reserve of Topes de Collantes. A secondary mountain road, 10 km long, links it to the village of

Güinía de Miranda Güinía de Miranda, sometimes shortened as ''Güinía'', is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, in Villa Clara Province. It has a population of circa 3,000 and the council' ...

. The village is 46 km far from Cumanayagua, 74 from Cienfuegos and 76 from Santa Clara.

Subdivision

The ''consejo popular'' of Jibacoa is divided in 11 areas: Jibacoa plus 10 minor villages and localities.

Culture

In the village are held different events throughout the year: the ''Festival del Cine de la Montaña'' ("Mountain's Film Festival") from 1995,"10th anniversary of the Mountain's Film Festival in Villa Clara"
28-2-2005 the ''Festival del Libro de la Montaña'' ("Mountain's Book Festival"), and the ''Carnavales de Junio'' ("June Carnivals").

References

External links

Jibacoa weather forecast
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"The television arrived in Jibacoa"
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Juventud Rebelde The ''Juventud Rebelde'' ( en, Rebel Youth) is a Cubans, Cuban newspaper of the Young Communist League (Cuba), Young Communist League. Overview On October 21, 1965 Fidel Castro described the newspaper as "a paper devoted mainly to youth, with thin ...

'') Populated places in Villa Clara Province Populated places established in 1961 1961 establishments in North America