Sagua la Chica

Sagua la Chica also known as Sagua is a rural settlement in Camajuani, Cuba. It has a population of 1,447 people.[3] Sagua la Chica has the same name as the Sagua la Chica river and is 174 mi (or 280 km) away from the capital of Havana.

Sagua la Chica
Rural settlement
Sagua la Chica (red) in Camajuaní (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
Sagua la Chica (red) in Camajuaní (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
Sagua la Chica is located in Cuba
Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica
Location in Cuba
Sagua la Chica is located in Villa Clara Province
Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica (Villa Clara Province)
Sagua la Chica is located in Camajuaní
Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica
Sagua la Chica (Camajuaní)
Coordinates: 22°41′22″N 79°41′44″W
CountryCuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
MunicipalityCamajuani
Area
  Total0.4004 km2 (0.1546 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,447
  Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Postal Code
52400 [2]
 

Education

There is one school in the town, which is: [4]

  • Restituto Muñiz Primary

Geography

Towns nearby Sagua la Chica include Resulta, Hermanos Toledo, Jumagua, Colonia Miguel del Sol (also known as Miguel del Sol), Jagüey, and Crucero Carolina (also known as just Carolina).[5]

The town of Sagua la Chica borders the municipality of Encrucijada and is in the ward of Batalla de Santa Clara.[6]

Economy

According at the DMPF (Departamento de control de la Dirección Municipal de Planificación Física or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Sagua la Chica is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development but still are maintained. [7] :page 68

History

Map of Barrios of Vueltas in 1909

Until 1976 Sagua was a barrio of the former municipality of Vueltas.

In 2018, several settlements in Villa Clara were flooded, in Camajuaní these settlements included Rincón, Guajén, Sagua la Chica, Macagual, Guerrero, Floridano, Vega Alta, and Vega de Palma. [8]

Resources

Vega Alta, Sagua la Chica, and Crecencio Valdés are the only towns in Camajuani that make clay. [7] :page 77

See also

References

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