Cabezas (Unión de Reyes)
Cabezas
San Antonio de Cabezas | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.png) OSM map showing Cabezas | |
.svg)  Location of Cabezas in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′26.5″N 81°40′40.2″W / 22.840694°N 81.677833°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Municipality | Unión de Reyes |
| Founded | 1822 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,549 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
Cabezas, also known as San Antonio de Cabezas, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Unión de Reyes, in Matanzas Province. Sometimes referred to as Wajay,[1] it has a population of 5,549 and the council's administrative territory covers an area of 28.70 km².
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1822 around the church of San Antonio, and its population increased from 1827.[citation needed] Before the administrative reform of 1976, it was an autonomous municipality that included the villages of Bermeja, Bija, Lima and Magdalena.[2]
Geography
[edit]Located at the borders between the provinces of Matanzas and Mayabeque, Cabezas spans on a plain north of the Zapata Swamp.[3] It is 6 km far from Bermeja, 8 from Palos, 14 from Nueva Paz, 20 from Unión de Reyes, 37 from Matanzas and 88 from Havana.
Transport
[edit]The village is crossed in the middle by the Circuito Sur highway (CS) and nearest station, Palos (on the Havana-Güines-Cienfuegos railway), is 8 km southwest. Nearest motorway exit, "Nueva Paz" (on the A1 motorway), is 14 km southwest.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wajay maps on maphill.com (map showing Cabezas)
- ^ Cabezas on guije.com
- ^ 1354873853 Cabezas on OpenStreetMap
External links
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Media related to Cabezas at Wikimedia Commons