La Demajagua, Isle of Youth
La Demajagua
(Santa Bárbara) | |
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Village | |
Location of La Demajagua in Cuba | |
Coordinates: 21°48′51.8″N 82°57′23.76″W / 21.814389°N 82.9566000°WCoordinates: 21°48′51.8″N 82°57′23.76″W / 21.814389°N 82.9566000°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Isla de la Juventud |
Municipality | Isla de la Juventud (seat: Nueva Gerona) |
Founded | 1760 |
Renamed | 1968 |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,887[1] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
La Demajagua is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet)[2] of the special municipality and province of Isla de la Juventud. With a population of 5,887[1] is the third most populated place of the island.
History[]
Founded in 1760 with the name of Santa Bárbara,[3][4] the modern settlement was renamed La Demajagua on 11 December 1968.[2] It was so named after the sugar mill "La Demajagua", near Manzanillo, in which Carlos Manuel de Céspedes issued his cry of independence, the "10th of October Manifesto", in 1868.
Geography[]
La Demajagua is located in the northwestern area of the island, nearby the road from Nueva Gerona to Siguanea Airport, and close to the lakes and . It is 20 km far from Nueva Gerona, 30 from Santa Fe and 14 from its closest beach, , by the Gulf of Batabanó. The village is composed by 6 circumscriptions (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) La Demajagua on EcuRed (infos about the popular council)
- ^ a b (in Spanish) La Demajagua on EcuRed (infos about the settlement)
- ^ (in Spanish) Historical infos about Santa Bárbara on EcuRed
- ^ (in Spanish) Historical infos about the Isla de la Juventud on guije.com
External links[]
Media related to La Demajagua at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) La Demajagua on EcuRed
- Populated places in Isla de la Juventud