Limonar is a municipality and town in the
Matanzas Province of Cuba.
Overview
The municipality is divided into the
barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo, and San Miguel.
Established in 1876 as ''Guamacaro'', the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status.
Limonar is the hometown of jumper
Javier Sotomayor
Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (; born October 13, 1967) is a Cuban retired track and field athlete, who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; hi ...
; jumper Marino Drake; fine art painter
Aimeé García Marrero
Aimeé García Marrero (born 1972) is a Cuban painter and mixed media artist. She has exhibited her work internationally and has participated in several art biennials. García Marrero lives in Havana.
Biography
Aimeé García Marrero was born ...
;
as well as professional baseball player
Silvio García
Silvio García Rendon (October 11, 1913 – August 28, 1977) was a Cuban baseball shortstop and pitcher in the Negro leagues, Mexican League, and minor leagues. He played professionally from 1930 to 1954 with several ballclubs, including the Diab ...
.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 25,421.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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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 ...
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List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
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Populated places in Matanzas Province
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