Nicaro-Levisa, also Levisa-Nicaro, is a

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n town and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of

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, in

Holguín Province Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa. The province ha ...

, formed by the settlements of Nicaro and Levisa. With a population of about 20,000, it is the most populated village in the municipality after Mayarí.

History

Nicaro was originally named ''Lengua de Pajaro'', which translated into

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means "bird's tongue", due to the shape of its peninsula, as viewed from an air ride.

Geography

Located on

Levisa Bay Levisa may refer to: Geography * Levisa Bay, a bay in Holguín Province, Cuba * Levisa Fork, a river in Virginia and Kentucky, United States *Levisa (Cuban river) Levisa may refer to: Geography * Levisa Bay, a bay in Holguín Province, Cub ...

just below

Cayo Saetía Cayo Saetía (also spelled Sae-Tía) is a cay (island) in Holguín Province, Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de l ...

, and crossed by the River Levisa, Nicaro-Levisa is from

, from

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and about from

Holguín Holguín () is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba. History Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...

. The town is composed by the settlements of Nicaro () and Levisa (). Nicaro lies on a peninsula in the middle of the bay and Levisa more in the inland, very close to the villages of La Italiana and El Purio. The town is surrounded by the

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mountains, part of the

Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa, also known as Macizo Nipe Sagua Baracoa ("Nipe Sagua Baracoa Massif"), is a mountain range of eastern Cuba. Geography The range is located in Holguín Province and Guantánamo Province, and slightly into Santiago de Cuba Pr ...

range.

Transport

The principal road serving the town is the national road 123 (''Carretera de Mayarí'') that links Cueto with

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, at the eastern end of the Carretera Central. It counts a railway serving the open mine named "Mina Martí" (for

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and

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exploitation), and the nickel plant "Comandante René Ramos Latour", located near the airport. Nicaro Airport is a minor airfield located in front of Levisa Bay and the Port of Nicaro lies in the northernmost point of the peninsula.The Port of Nicaro on ports.com
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{{commonscat-inline, Nicaro-Levisa Mayarí Populated places in Holguín Province

History

Geography

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