Cascajal
Cascajal | |
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Village | |
 OSM map showing Cascajal and the surrounding villages | |
  Location of Cascajal in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′09.0″N 80°31′46.8″W / 22.669167°N 80.529667°WCoordinates: 22°40′09.0″N 80°31′46.8″W / 22.669167°N 80.529667°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Santo Domingo |
| Founded | 1847[1] |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,251 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-422 |
Cascajal is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Santo Domingo, in Villa Clara Province. With a 2011 population of 7,251,[1] it is the most populated municipal settlement after Santo Domingo.
History[]
The village was founded in 1847, during the construction of the Central Railway (Ferrocarril Central), connecting Havana to Santiago de Cuba.[1]
Geography[]
Cascajal lies west of its province, at the borders with the municipality of Los Arabos, in Matanzas Province, between (7 km west) and (9 km east).[2] Nearest villages are Cayo Bejuco, 1 km southeast of it,[3] and the little localities of Camilo Cienfuegos, Orbeta (both in Los Arabos) and Mi Cuba.
The village is 21 km far from Los Arabos and , 32 from Santo Domingo, 40 from Colón, 71 from Santa Clara, 96 from Cárdenas and 126 from Matanzas.
Transport[]
The village is crossed in the middle by the "Carretera Central" (CC) state highway, the longest one in the island. It counts a train station, served by regional trains, on the central Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago line.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Cascajal on EcuRed
- ^ 1546977879 Cascajal on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Spanish) Cayo Bejuco on EcuRed
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cascajal. |
- Cascajal Destination Guide on trip-suggest.com
- Isabela de Sagua Weather on accuweather.com
- Populated places in Villa Clara Province
- Populated places established in 1847