Taguayabón is a

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'' (ward) of the municipality of

Camajuaní Camajuaní is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. History In 1819 was decided the construction of a new port in near Caibarién to replace an old one located in Tesisco. From that moment, settlers established in the sur ...

, in Villa Clara Province. In 2012 it had a population of 2053.

History

The village, whose name means "butterfly village" in

Taíno language Taíno is an Arawakan language formerly spoken widely by the Taíno people of the Caribbean. In its revived form, there exist several modern-day Taíno language variants including Hiwatahia-Taino and Tainonaiki. At the time of Spanish contact ...

, has an unknown foundation date, being made before the Spanish discovered the town. Until 1976, it was a

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of the former municipality of San Antonio de las Vueltas (or Vueltas), merged in Camajuaní.San Antonio de las Vueltas municipality (including Taguayabón)
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Geography

Located on a rural plain surrounded by scattered hills, between

(7.7 km west) and Remedios (11 km east); Taguayabón spans on two main crossroads, being the Calle Rivadeneira and the Circuito Norte . Nearest places are the villages of Palenque (3 km east), Entronque de Vueltas (3 km west) and Vega de Palma (5 km west). The village is 9 km from Vueltas, 20 from

Caibarién Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara province of Cuba. Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" () for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios, Cuba, Reme ...

, 26 from Placetas, 34 from Santa Clara and 80 from Cayo Santa María. The local government area of the "Consejo Popular de Taguayabón" includes the villages of Carolina, Corea, La Julia, Las Lechugas, Lobatón, Rosalía, CCS Fidel Claro, and Palenque.

Government

Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every ward, Taguayabón’s ward has: * Constituency Delegate #63 Javier Morffi Pérez * Constituency Delegate #71 Rafael Gómez Morales * Constituency Delegate #72 Rafael Gómez Morales * Constituency Delegate #73 José A. Hernández Gómez * Constituency Delegate #75 Roberto Cruz Ramos

Transport

Taguayabón is crossed in the middle by the state highway " Circuito Norte" (CN) and counts a railway station on the line Santa Clara-Camajuaní-Remedios-Caibarién. Nearest airport, the "Abel Santamaría" of Santa Clara , is 30 km west.

Economy

According at the DMPF ( or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Taguayabón is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. The Provincial Tobacco Company La Estrella has territory in La Quinta, Camajuani, Aguada de Moya, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Taguayabón. In order to make charcoal in Camajuani you need to live in Luis Arcos Bergnes or Taguayabón. Taguayabón gets most of its products from CPA "13 de Marzo", which is located in the ward.

Education

There are a few schools in the ward of Taguayabón, these include: * Pelayo Cuervo Primary * ESBU Clemente Cárdenas Ávila Secondary

Infrastructure

In La Quinta, Taguayabón, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Vega de Palma there are a combined total of 13 Municipal Collection Establishment squares.

References

External links

Taguayabón Weather
on accuweather.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Taguayabon Populated places in Villa Clara Province Populated places established in 1830 1830 establishments in North America 1830 establishments in the Spanish Empire Camajuaní Wards of Cuba