Limonar is a municipality and town in the
Matanzas Province
Matanzas () is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province.
Among Cuban provinces, ...
of Cuba.
Overview
The municipality is divided into the
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
s 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
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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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Populated places in Matanzas Province
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