Jagüey Grande

Jagüey Grande

Jagüey
Jagüey Grande Jagüey
Municipality
	Libertadores Square
	Flag Seal
	Jagüey Grande municipality (red) within ; Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°31′45″N 81°07′57″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Founded	1762[1]
Area [2]
• Total	882 km2 (341 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population (2007)[3]
• Total	87,771
• Density	65.5/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-52

Jagüey Grande, simply known as Jagüey (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈɣwej]), is a town and municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula, north of the Bahia de Cochinos, along the A1 motorway in the center of the province.

History

The town was founded in 1840 and was named after the tree Ficus citrifolia, locally named "Jagüey".

Geography

The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Pueblo (town's centre), Gallardo, López, Murga Sinú and Rovira.[1] Nowadays it counts the town itself and the popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages) of Agramonte, Australia, San José de Marcos and Torriente. Agramonte, the most populated village, was an autonomous municipality until the 1976 reform.

Demographics

In 2007, the municipality of Jagüey Grande had a population of 87,771.[3] With a total area of 882 km² (341 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 65.5/km² (170/sq mi).

Health

Notable people

Mario García Menocal (1866–1941), politician, 3rd President

of Cuba

Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936-2019), archbishop
Leopoldo Fernández (Tres Patines) (1904-1985), actor and comedian

References

Guije.com. "Jagüey Grande" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-04-11.
Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-16.

External links

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[guije-1] Guije.com. "Jagüey Grande" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-04-11.

[statoids-2] Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-12-16.

[atenas-3] Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-16.