Nuevitas
Nuevitas
Nuevitas "La Bella" | |
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 A photograph of the town overlooking Nuevitas Bay, taken in the early 1900s. | |
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 Nuevitas municipality (red) within Camagüey Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates:21°32′25″N77°15′52″W/ 21.54028°N 77.26444°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Camagüey |
| Established | 1818[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 415 km2(160 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 59,483 |
| • Density | 140/km2(370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(EST) |
| Area code | +53-322 |
Nuevitasis a municipality andporttown in theCamagüey ProvinceofCuba.The large bay was sighted byChristopher Columbusin 1492.
History
[edit]Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal reform, Nuevitas was divided into thebarriosof Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Alvaro Reinoso, Lugareño, Redención, San Miguel and Senado.[1]
Geography
[edit]Nuevitas is located on the Guincho peninsula on the north coast, and borders with the municipalities ofGuáimaro,Minas,Manatí(inLas Tunas Province) andMorón(inCiego de Ávila Province). The municipality includes the villages of Camalote, Pastelillo,Playa Santa Lucía,San Agustín, San Miguel de Bagá and Santa Rita.[4]
Nuevitas is not a very large city but it is one of Cuba's most important towns because of its commercial and industrial activities. Nuevitas is located southwest ofPlaya Santa Lucía,which is popular with tourists.Cayo Sabinalis located immediately north; other cays areCayo GuajabaandCayo Romano.The only waterway that separates Santa Lucia from Ensenada Playa Bonita is the canal of Nuevitas which connects the Bahia de Nuevitas to theAtlantic Ocean.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]In 2022, the municipality of Nuevitas had a population of 59,483.[3]With a total area of 415 km2(160 sq mi),[2]it has a population density of 140/km2(360/sq mi).
Transport
[edit]Nuevitas is sheltered by a hugeharbor,has two auxiliary ports, and is a major shipping point for Cubansugaras well as other products from the surrounding agricultural region. It also possesses diversified light industry and serves as a road and rail terminus. The principal road crossing the municipality is the state highway "Circuito Norte"(CN).
The railway station is the terminus of two lines: one fromCamagüey,and a second fromSanta Clara,through the Atlantic Coast andMorón.
Personalities
[edit]- Emilia Bernal(1882–1964), poet
- Enrique Cirules(1938–2016), writer
- Armando Coroneaux(b. 1985), footballer
Sister cities
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Benalmádena,Spain
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abGuije."Nuevitas"(in Spanish).Retrieved2007-10-05.
- ^abStatoids."Municipios of Cuba".Retrieved2007-10-05.
- ^ab"Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".citypopulation.de.Retrieved2024-02-03.
- ^5892228Nuevitas onOpenStreetMap
External links
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Media related toNuevitasat Wikimedia Commons
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