Primero de Enero is a municipality and town in the
Ciego de Ávila Province
Ciego de Ávila () is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, further north.
The provinc ...
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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 ...
. Originally named Violeta,
History of Primero de Enero
( EcuRed) its name means "1st of January" in Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
, and is referred to the final day (in 1959) of Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in cou ...
.
Geography
Located in the eastern side of its province, it borders with the municipalities of Esmeralda, Céspedes
Céspedes is a Spanish patronymic surname, originating in Spain which is derived from the spanish ''césped,'' meaning "grass; fields." It would have likely denoted a farmer or gardener. It can refer to:
*Alba de Céspedes, Cuban-Italian writer
*A ...
(both in Camagüey Province
Camagüey () is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.
Geography
Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province. Numerous lar ...
), Baraguá
Baraguá () is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba. Its administrative seat is located in the town of Gaspar.
Geography
The municipality occupies the south-eastern part of the province, and the area is dominated by ma ...
, Ciro Redondo
Ciro Redondo is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba. It is located halfway between the cities of Ciego de Ávila and Morón and was named after .
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Ciro Redondo had a populatio ...
, Morón (30 km far) and Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
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. The town is 57 km far from Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373.
Geography
Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ...
, 73 from Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, and 112 from Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
. The municipal territory includes the villages as Corea, El Canario, La Victoria, Pablo
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
* Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Bren ...
, Pedro Ballester, San Martín and Velasco.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Primero de Enero had a population of 27,813.
See also
*Primero de Enero Municipal Museum
Primero de Enero Municipal Museum is a museum located in Primero de Enero, Cuba. It was established on 28 September 1982.
The museum holds collections on history, natural science, numismatics and archeology.
See also
* List of museums in Cuba
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*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
External links
Populated places in Ciego de Ávila Province
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