Santa Fe, also named La Fe,
[Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, ]Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[Isla de la Juventud
Isla de la Juventud (; ) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island). The island was ...](_bl ...<br></span></div> 2011 - </ref> is the second largest town on <div class=)
of Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
.
Geography
The town is located 20 km south of Nueva Gerona
Nueva Gerona () is a Cuban city, capital of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality and province. As of 2012, its population was 59,049.
History
The city was founded in 1830 by Francisco Dionisio Vives, who was the Spanish governor of Cub ...
, the island's seat and main town. It was the first settlement on the island, built around mineral springs. Santa fe is linked with Nueva Gerona with a 15 km-long expressway.
Personality
*Tomás Aldazabal
Tomás Aldazabal M. (born 30 May 1976, in Santa Fe) is a former volleyball player from Cuba who played as an outside hitter. He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the silver at the 2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan Ame ...
(b. 1976), volleyball player
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 (). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, publish ...
*Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud
The Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud, also known as ''Autopista Gerona-La Fe'', is a Cuban motorway linking Nueva Gerona to Santa Fe (also named La Fe), the principal settlements of the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth).Source: ''Mapa de C ...
References
External links
Santa Fe on guije.com
Populated places in Isla de la Juventud
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