Bejucal

Bejucal
Bejucal
Municipality
	Bejucal railway station
	Bejucal municipality (red) within ; Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°55′58″N 82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°WCoordinates: 22°55′58″N 82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Mayabeque
Founded	1874
Area
• Total	120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	25,425
• Density	211.9/km2 (549/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-7

Bejucal is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1713.^[1] It is well known as the terminal station of the first railroad built in Cuba and Latin America in 1837. It also hosts one of the most popular and traditional carnival fest in Cuba: "Charangas de Bejucal". Bejucal has also been known as a telecomunications site, hosting broadcasts of several news and media networks.^[4] It was also host to Soviet nuclear warheads during the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[5]

Geography[]

The municipality borders to the north with Boyeros (a municipal borough of Havana); to the east with San José de las Lajas; to the south with Quivicán; and on the west with San Antonio de los Baños.

It is divided into the barrios of Bejucal, Beltrán, Cuatro Caminos, Rancho Recreo, Buenaventura, Caguazo and Río Hondo.^[1]

Demographics[]

In 2004, the municipality of Bejucal had a population of 25,425.^[3] With a total area of 120 km² (46 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 211.9/km² (549/sq mi).

Notable residents[]

Notable current and former residents of Bejucal include:

Andy García, actor, was born and lived here until the age of five.
Albio Sires, Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th congressional district.^[6]
NJ Perez, author of highly acclaimed historical novels.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Bejucal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?txsite=Bejucal
^ Dobbs, Michael (2008). One minute to midnight : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the brink of nuclear war (1 ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3. OCLC 176951842.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Albio Sires, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 25, 2007.

External links[]

Media related to Bejucal at Wikimedia Commons

[guije-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Bejucal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[statoids-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[atenas-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[shortwave-4] ttps://www.short-wave.info/index.php?txsite=Bejucal

[5] Dobbs, Michael (2008). One minute to midnight : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the brink of nuclear war (1 ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3. OCLC 176951842.CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[6] Albio Sires, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 25, 2007.

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