Casilda is a

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n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet)Casilda
on EcuRed of the municipality of

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, Sancti Spíritus Province. Casilda is a

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, due to the presence of

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es such as

Playa Ancón Casilda is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet)Casilda
on EcuRed of th ...

History

The village was founded in 1808 by Andrés Valdés Pino, in the vicinity of a farm named Peralta. Casilda's population in 1943 was 1,986.

Geography

Casilda is located south of Trinidad (5 km ) by the Gulf of Ana María, on the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean coast. It lies on the Casilda Bay, enclosed by the Ancón Peninsula, on which are located several hotels of

Playa Ancón Casilda is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet)Casilda
on EcuRed of th ...

. Casilda's main road is ''Calle Real'', and the ''Carretera a Ancón'' (also called ''Paseo Agramonte'') links it to the peninsula. The village is 30 km from Valle de los Ingenios, 75 from Sancti Spíritus, 86 from Cienfuegos, and 102 from Santa Clara, Cuba, Santa Clara.

Transport

Casilda is the southern Terminal train station, terminus of the railway line which links Placetas and Fomento to Trinidad, has a small harbor, and is 4 km from Alberto Delgado Airport. The Nation state, state highway "Circuito Sur" (CS), crossing Trinidad and linking it to Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus, is 5 km from Casilda's centre.

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