Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the
Mayabeque Province of
Cuba
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. Before 2011 it was part of
La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of
Havana
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Matanzas
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, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.
Overview
The town was founded in 1800, being a
fishing
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community at that time, and achieved municipality status in 1931.
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This is the main home of the Havana Club rum distillery; all dark varieties being produced in Santa Cruz del Norte. The ]distillery
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can be visited as part of a tour.
Other industries in the municipality include power generation, oil extraction and fishing.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the ''consejos populares'' of Santa Cruz del Norte (the town proper) and the villages of Bacunayagua, Boca de Jaruco, Jibacoa,