Guáimaro

Guáimaro
Guáimaro
Municipality
	Main street
	Guáimaro municipality (red) within ; Camagüey Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 21°03′32″N 77°20′52″W / 21.05889°N 77.34778°WCoordinates: 21°03′32″N 77°20′52″W / 21.05889°N 77.34778°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Camagüey
Established	1924
Area
• Total	1,847 km2 (713 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	57,086
• Density	30.9/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-322
Climate	Aw

Guáimaro is a town and municipality in the southern part of Camagüey Province in Cuba. It is located between the cities of Camagüey and Las Tunas.

History[]

Guáimaro features prominently in Cuban history as the place where in 1869, at the beginning of the Ten Years' War, the Revolutionary Army of Mambises met and created the Guáimaro Constitution for a new nation free from Spanish colonial oppression. The municipality was created in 1943, when it split from Camagüey.

Geography[]

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Camaniguán, Elia, Galbis, Guáimaro, Palo Seco, Pilar and Tetuán.^[1]

Demographics[]

In 2004, the municipality of Guáimaro had a population of 57,086.^[3] With a total area of 1,847 km² (713 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 30.9/km² (80/sq mi).

References[]

^ ^a ^b Guije.com. "Guáimaro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
^ ^a ^b Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
^ ^a ^b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.

External links[]

(in Spanish) Camaguey-Guaimaro
(in Spanish) Town history

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[guije-1] Guije.com. "Guáimaro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.

[statoids-2] Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.

[atenas-3] Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.

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