Sagua la Chica River is a
river
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of northern
Cuba
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, that flows through
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clara ...
. Arising in the hills of
Placetas
Placetas () is a city in the Villa Clara Province in the center of Cuba; before the change in the country's government in 1959 the province was called Las Villas. The town is also known as ''La Villa de los Laureles'' because of its wild laurel tr ...
, it flows north for 45 miles and empties into the
Bay of Buena Vista
The Bay of Buena Vista ( es, Bahía de Buena Vista) is a bay on Cuba's northern Atlantic shore. It is located in the northern part of the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Villa Clara and Ciego de Ávila, between mainland Cuba and the archipelago ...
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Villages
Towns and villages near the Sauga la Chica include:
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El Berro
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Crucero Carmita
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Luis Arcos Bergnes (or Carmita)
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Vega Alta
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Canoa (or La Canoa)
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Rincón (or El Rincón)
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El Perico (or Perico)
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Pavón
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Las Bocas
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Vega Redonda
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Arroyo Naranjo
Arroyo Naranjo is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It became part of Havana city while the capital grew.
The Managua Military Airport is located in the southern part of this munic ...
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Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica also known as Sagua is a rural settlement in Camajuani, Cuba. It has a population of 1,447 people. Sagua la Chica has the same name as the Sagua la Chica river and is 174 mi (or 280 km) away from the capital of Havana.
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(town)
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El Santo
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See also
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Sagua la Grande River Sagua la Grande River is a river of northern Cuba that flows in Villa Clara Province. It is the second longest river in Cuba, and is one of two navigable rivers along with Cauto River. The mouth is located at Isabela de Sagua, in the municipality of ...
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List of rivers of Cuba
This is an incomplete list of rivers of Cuba, arranged from west to east, by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
North Coast
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* Yumurí River
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References
*The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
Rivers of Cuba
Geography of Villa Clara Province
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