Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the
Mayabeque Province
Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province. The new provinces came in to existence on J ...
of
Cuba
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. Before 2011 it was part of
La Habana Province
La Habana Province , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province that covered a m ...
. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. and
Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...
, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.
Overview
The town was founded in 1800, being a
fishing
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community at that time, and achieved municipality status in 1931.
[
This is the main home of the ]Havana Club
Havana Club is a brand of rum created in Cuba in 1934. Originally produced in Cárdenas, Cuba, by family-owned José Arechabala S.A., the brand was nationalized after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. In 1993, French-owned Pernod Ricard and the gove ...
rum
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distillery; all dark varieties being produced in Santa Cruz del Norte. The distillery
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can be visited as part of a tour.
Other industries in the municipality include power
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* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
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** Abusive power
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generation, oil
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extraction and fishing.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the ''consejos populares'' of Santa Cruz del Norte (the town proper) and the villages of Bacunayagua
Bacunayagua is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. voting district) of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,371.
Geography
The small northern Cuban settlem ...
, Boca de Jaruco
Boca de Jaruco ( en, Mouth of Jaruco) is a small fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the ''Rio Jaruco'', on the Straits of Florida.
Overview
An extensive o ...
, Jibacoa
Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world h ...
, El Fraile, Arcos de Canasí
Arcos de Canasí Bacunayagya is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. Until 2011, it was part of the former La Habana Province.
History
The tow ...
, El Comino, La Sierra, Hershey (or Camilo Cienfuegos), Loma del Tanque
Loma may refer to:
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United States
* Loma, Colorado
* Loma, Montana
* Loma, Nebraska
* Loma, North Dakota
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* Loma, Ladakh, a town in Ladakh, India
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, El Rubio
El Rubio is a town and municipality located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE
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* Instituto Nacion ...
and Paula. A spur of the Hershey Electric Railway
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connects the town to Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...
. This is used mainly by diesel powered freight trains.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte had a population of 32,576. With a total area of , it has a population density of .
Twin towns – sister cities
Santa Cruz del Norte is twinned with:
* Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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, Spain
See also
*Santa Cruz del Norte Municipal Museum
Santa Cruz del Norte Municipal Museum is a museum located in 11th avenue in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, a ...
*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
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References
External links
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Populated places in Mayabeque Province