Taguayabón is a

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n village and ''consejo popular'' (ward) of the municipality of

Camajuaní Camajuaní is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. History In 1819 was decided the construction of a new port in near Caibarién to replace an old one located in Tesisco. From that moment, settlers established in the s ...

, in

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. In 2012 it had a population of 2053.

History

The village, whose name means "butterfly village" in

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, was founded in 1830. Until 1976, it was part of the former municipality of

San Antonio de las Vueltas San Antonio de las Vueltas, also known as Vueltas, is a village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) in central northern Cuba, belonging to the municipality of Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province. With a population of 13,805 it is ...

(or Vueltas), merged in Camajuaní.San Antonio de las Vueltas municipality (including Taguayabón)
on guije.com

Geography

Located on a rural plain surrounded by scattered hills, between

(7.7 km west) and Remedios (11 km east); Taguayabón spans on two main crossroads: "Calle

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" and the "

Circuito Norte The ''Circuito Norte'' (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba, through the Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, after the " Carretera ...

" . Nearest places are the villages of Palenque (3 km east), Entronque de Vueltas (3 km west) and

Vega de Palma Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, ...

(5 km west). The village is 9 km from Vueltas, 20 from

Caibarién Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara province of Cuba. Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" () for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios, Cuba, Reme ...

, 26 from

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 ...

, 34 from Santa Clara and 80 from

Cayo Santa María Cayo Santa María (Saint Mary Cay or "Key") is an island off Cuba's north central coast in the Jardines del Rey archipelago. The island is linked by road and bridge to the town of Caibarién on the main island. Cayo Santa María is well known for ...

. The local government area of the "Consejo Popular de Taguayabón" includes the villages of Carolina, Corea, La Julia, Las Lechugas, Lobatón, Rosalía and Palenque.

Government

Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every ward, Taguayabón’s ward has: * Constituency Delegate #63 Javier Morffi Pérez * Constituency Delegate #71 Rafael Gómez Morales * Constituency Delegate #72 Rafael Gómez Morales * Constituency Delegate #73 José A. Hernández Gómez * Constituency Delegate #75 Roberto Cruz Ramos

Transport

Taguayabón is crossed in the middle by the state highway "

" (CN) and counts a railway station on the line Santa Clara-Camajuaní-Remedios-Caibarién. Nearest airport, the "Abel Santamaría" of Santa Clara , is 30 km west.

Economy

According at the DMPF of Camajuani, Taguayabón is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. The Provincial Tobacco Company La Estrella has territory in

La Quinta La Quinta (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Fifth") is a desert resort town, resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells, California, Indian Wells and Indio, California, Indio, it is one of the nin ...

, Camajuani,

Aguada de Moya Aguada de Moya is a small town and ward (“consejo popular”) in Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba. The nearby towns are Chorrerón, San Antonio de las Vueltas, La Quinta, La Luz, Vega Alta, Pavón, Puente Pavón, El Rufugio, and Loma de ...

, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Taguayabón. In order to make charcoal in Camajuani you need to live in Luis Arcos Bergnes or Taguayabón.

Education

There are a few schools in the ward of Taguayabón, these include: * Pelayo Cuervo Primary * ESBU Clemente Cárdenas Ávila Secondary

Infrastructure

In La Quinta, Taguayabón, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Vega de Palma there are a combined total of 13 Municipal Collection Establishment squares.

References

External links

Taguayabón Weather
on accuweather.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Taguayabon Populated places in Villa Clara Province Populated places established in 1830 1830 establishments in North America 1830 establishments in the Spanish Empire