The Damují River is a Cuban river situated south of Los Toros, close to Punta Bélico. It is born in the
Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 178,368 in 2022. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, ...
municipality of
Lajas and flows west, ending in the bay of Cienfuegos. It covers the municipalities of
Rodas,
Palmira,
Abreus and Cienfuegos. It is the largest and most important river on the southern slope of the country. It has several streams and smaller streams as tributaries. It has an estimated temperature of 24°C.
The main ships of the Cuban Navy are called "Rio Damují class" in honor of this river.
See also
*
List of rivers of Cuba
References
Rivers of Cuba
{{Cuba-river-stub