Mir is a
Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Calixto García, in
Holguín Province. In 2011 it had a population of 6,647.
History
The village was founded on December 6, 1902, following the construction of the central railway (''Ferrocarril Central'')
Havana-
Santiago, that crosses it in the middle. Previously, it was a rural locality named ''Aguada Ciego de la Rioja''.
Geography
Mir spans on a plain next to some scattered hills and close to the border with
Las Tunas Province. It lies between the cities of
Holguín (47 km east),
Las Tunas (51 km west) and
Bayamo
Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region.
Overview
The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamo River. It is affected by the violent Bayamo wind.
One of the most ...
(53 km south); and is 15 km from the town of
Buenaventura, the municipal seat of Calixto García.
It is 8 km from Sabanazo, 13 from
Omaja, 16 from
Maceo, 42 from
Cacocum
Cacocum is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Overview
It is located south of the city of Holguín and east of the Frank País International Airport towards the city of Bayamo on the Carretera Central Highway. The area in ...
and 43 from
Holguín-Frank País Airport.
Transport
The village is served by a railway station on the
Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago line,
the principal one of the country. It is linked with a provincial road to the "
Carretera Central" highway (10 km north); and the planned extension of the
A1 motorway
A1, A-1, A01 or A.1. may refer to:
Education
* A1, the Basic Language Certificate of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
* Language A1, the former name for "Language A: literature", one of the IB Group 1 subjects
* A1, a ...
, not yet finalized in Holguín Province, should pass close to Mir and
Buenaventura.
See also
*
Municipalities of Cuba
*
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
Mir on maplandia.comMir weather on weather.comMir weather on accuweather.com
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Populated places in Holguín Province
Populated places established in 1902