Cifuentes, Cuba
Cifuentes | |
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| Cifuentes Bajare | |
 Calle Maceo of Cifuentes in 1947 | |
.png) Cifuentes municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′15″N 80°03′58″W / 22.62083°N 80.06611°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Founded | 1819[1] |
| Established | 1919 (Municipality) |
| Area | |
• Total | 512 km2 (198 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 26,135 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-422 |
Cifuentes (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈfwentes]) is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba founded in 1819[1] and established as a municipality in 1919.
Demographics
[edit]In 2022 the municipality of Cifuentes had a population of 26,135, having dropped from 41,789 in 1976.[3][4] With a total area of 512 km2 (198 sq mi),[2] it had a population density of 51/km2 (130/sq mi).
History
[edit]The municipality was divided into the barrios of Alacrán, Amaro, Barro, Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Este, Oeste and Sitio Grande until 1976.[1]
Transportation
[edit]Cifuentes is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara. [5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Guije.com. "Cifuentes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ "Población de Cuba, Provincias y Municipios 1976-2009 Edición 2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ lezumbalaberenjena (2017-11-09), Composed road map from a tour guide (1980's), retrieved 2023-04-12
- ^ "Road guides of Cuba" (PDF). 2019.
External links
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