La Sierra is a town and ward (
consejo popular
es, consejo popular, lit=Popular Council, People's Council (sometimes shorten to CP) commonly stated as a ward is an electoral ward or "political-administrative demarcations" of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba. They were created ...
) in
Encrucijada
Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910.
History
The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redo ...
,
Cuba
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.
Geography
Towns in the ward of La Sierra include:
*
El Perico
* Las Bocas
*
Vega Redonda
* Pavón
Environmental issues
La Sierra is near the
Sagua la Chica River Sagua la Chica River is a river of northern Cuba, that flows through Villa Clara Province. Arising in the hills of Placetas, it flows north for 45 miles and empties into the Bay of Buena Vista.
Villages
Towns and villages near the Sauga la Chica in ...
, which has a possible chance to flood, which is a danger to people who live in La Sierra and
El Santo
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. In case this happens there are 21 evacuation centers which are always stocked up with food. Including residents of Pavón, El Santo, Siete Pazos,
Vega Redonda, and others in Encrucijada, a total of 1000 people evacuated to the houses of their family and friends, or to the evacuation centers, when it flooded in 2018.
Education
Schools in La Sierra include:
* José Arcadio CM
* Enrique Hart Rural Primary School
* Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Rural Primary School
* Camilo Cienfuegos Rural Primary School
* Perucho Figueredo Rural Primary School
Government
Encrucijada has multiple District Delegate (Delegado de la Circunscripción) for every ward, La Sierra’s ward has:
* District Delegate No 39 Grisela Alonso Consuegra
* District Delegate No 40 Mislandy Martínez Consuegra
* District Delegate No 41 Lisbán González Chirino
* District Delegate No 42 Reinier Guevara Hernández
* District Delegate No 58 Osmany Broche Vega
References
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Populated places in Villa Clara Province
Wards of Cuba