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Palmira is a municipality and town in the
Located in the middle of its province, Palmira is 12 km far from
( EcuRed) The thermal water resort of Arriete-Ciego Montero, form the town of Palmira, is also famous for the bottled water plant named "
Cienfuegos Province
Cienfuegos () is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819.
Overview
Until 2011 Cienfuegos was the smallest province in Cuba (excluding the city of Hav ...
of 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 la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. The town proper has a population of circa 14,000, the whole municipality 33,153.
History
It was founded in 1879 under the name ''Las Casas''. The name was changed to Palmira and the community was incorporated in 1940.Geography
Located in the middle of its province, Palmira is 12 km far from Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 150,000. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especial ...
, 16 from Cruces, and 52 from Santa Clara. It is bordered by the municipalities of Rodas
Rodas () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of ''Lechuzo''. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán general ''Caballero de Rodas''.
Geography
The municipality is divide ...
, Lajas, Cruces, Cumanayagua
Cumanayagua () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It is located in a valley near the Guamuhaya Mountains (usually these mountains are referred as Escambray Mountains, east of Cienfuegos, the provincial capital.
Histor ...
and Cienfuegos.
In 1943 the municipality was 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 Primero, Segundo, Arango y Escarza. After the national municipal reform of 1976, it counts 6 ''consejos populares'': Palmira Sur and Palmira Norte for the town, and the villages of Arriete-Ciego Montero
Arriete-Ciego Montero, also known as ''Arriete'' or ''Ciego Montero'', is a Cuban village, spa town, and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Palmira, in Cienfuegos Province. In 2011 it had a population of ...
, Espartaco, Elpidio Gómez and San Fernando de Camarones.The popular councils of Palmira( EcuRed) The thermal water resort of Arriete-Ciego Montero, form the town of Palmira, is also famous for the bottled water plant named "
Ciego Montero
Ciego Montero is a Cuban brand of bottled water, part of Nestlé Waters, owned by the Cuban society Los Portales. Based in the village of Arriete-Ciego Montero, it produces the homonym water and soft drinks (''refrescos'') as the ''Gaseosa'' o ...
".
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Palmira had a population of 33,153. With a total area of , it has a population density of .See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ...
*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
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{{Authority control Populated places in Cienfuegos Province