Isabela de Sagua, also shortened as Isabela and nicknamed ''La Venecia de Cuba'' ("The Cuban
Venice
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Cuba
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n village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Sagua la Grande
Sagua la Grande (nicknamed ''La Villa del Undoso'', sometimes shortened in Sagua) is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Juma ...
, in
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 Clar ...
. In 2011 it had a population of 3,187.
History
The village was founded in 1843 as the port and
customs of Sagua and, 5 years later, it was enabled for international import trade.
Hurricane Kate (1985)
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severely damaged the village, which had to be largely rebuilt.
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Geography
Located on a peninsula, west of Sagua la Grande River mouth and by a lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') ...
, Isabela lies by the Atlantic Coast, in front of the Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey ( en, Gardens of the King) is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey.
Overview
Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's ...
archipelago. It is surrounded by a marsh
A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found a ...
, that spans around the peninsula.
Transport
Isabela de Sagua has a port
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on the northwestern shore and a marina in the southwestern one. Its railway station
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is the northern terminus of the Santa Clara-Sagua-Isabela line and has some tracks serving the port. A provincial road links the village to Sagua la Grande and to 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 ...
" (CN) highway.
See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ...
* List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
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Sagua la Grande
Populated places in Villa Clara Province
Populated places established in 1843
1843 establishments in North America
1843 establishments in Cuba
1843 establishments in the Spanish Empire