Mir is a
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 ...
n village and ''
consejo popular
In Cuba, a consejo popular (; ; sometimes shortened to CP) is an electoral ward or political-administrative demarcation of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, compri ...
'' (ward) of the municipality of
Calixto García
Calixto García y Íñiguez (August 4, 1839 – December 11, 1898) was a Cuban general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the C ...
, in
Holguín Province
Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The provinc ...
. In 2011 it had a population of 6,647.
History
The village was founded on December 6, 1902, following the construction of the central railway (''Ferrocarril Central'')
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
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, that crosses it in the middle. Previously, it was a rural locality named ''Aguada Ciego de la Rioja''.
Geography
Mir spans on a plain next to some scattered hills and close to the border with
Las Tunas Province
Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre, Amancio, and the capital city, Las Tunas (historically Victoria de Las Tunas).Holguín
Holguín (, ) is a municipality-city in Cuba. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the List of cities in Cuba, fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Christopher Columbus, Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
(47 km east),
Las Tunas (51 km west) and
Bayamo
Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region.
Overview
The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamo River. It is affected by the violent Bayamo wind.
One of the mos ...
(53 km south); and is 15 km from the town of
Buenaventura, the municipal seat of Calixto García.
It is 8 km from Sabanazo, 13 from
Omaja, 16 from
Maceo, 42 from
Cacocum
Cacocum is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Overview
It is located south of the city of Holguín and east of the Frank País International Airport towards the city of Bayamo on the Carretera Central Highway. The area in ...
and 43 from
Holguín-Frank País Airport.
Transport
The village is served by a railway station on the
Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago line,
the principal one of the country. It is linked with a provincial road to the "
Carretera Central" highway (10 km north); and the planned extension of the
A1 motorway, not yet finalized in Holguín Province, should pass close to Mir and
Buenaventura.
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
External links
Mir on maplandia.comMir weather on weather.comMir weather on accuweather.com
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Populated places in Holguín Province
Populated places established in 1902