Carlos Manuel de Céspedes,
[Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, ]Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[Camagüey Province
Camagüey () is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.
Geography
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of Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
. It was named for the independence fighter Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo (18 April 1819, Bayamo, Spanish Cuba – 27 February 1874, San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba) was a Cuban revolutionary hero and First President of Cuba in Arms in 1868. Cespedes, who was a plantation owne ...
(1819-1874).
Geography
It is located in the western part of the province, along the Carretera Central highway. The municipality is bordered by Florida
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, Esmeralda, Primero de Enero
Primero de Enero is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. Originally named Violeta,¿ its name means "1st of January" in Spanish, and is referred to the final day (in 1959) of the Cuban Revolution. It is geographically lo ...
and 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 ...
(both in 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 provi ...
). The municipality includes some villages, such as Magarabomba.
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Carlos M. de Cespedes had a population of 22,842.
Transport
Céspedes is crossed by the Carretera Central highway and counts a railway station on the Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
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line. A planned extension of the A1 motorway that will span the entire island will intersect the town.
See also
* Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Municipal Museum
*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 ...
*Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities (). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, publish ...
References
External links
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Populated places in Camagüey Province