San Luis, Santiago de Cuba
San Luis | |
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![]() San Luis municipality (red) within Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°WCoordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Santiago de Cuba |
Established | 1827[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 498 km2 (192 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 88,496 |
• Density | 177.7/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | +53-2248 |
San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Santiago de Cuba.
History[]
The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development. San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.
Demographics[]
In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496.[2] With a total area of 498 km2 (192 sq mi), it has a population density of 177.7/km2 (460/sq mi).
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.[1]
Economy[]
- It is a railroad junction
- Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
- Stock raising
- Mining: manganese deposits
- Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby
Personalities[]
- Antonio Maceo y Grajales - Liberation Army General (The Bronze Titan)
- Ibrahim Ferrer - Son Singer
- Félix B. Caignet - Writer - El derecho de nacer
- -Derecho de Autor- Compositora - Canciones
- Augusto Rivero Más - Architect
- - Archbishop, Santiago de Cuba
- - Artist
- Cándido Fabré - Songwriter and Singer
- - First Afro-Cuban Mayor of City of Santiago de Cuba 1940-1945/First Afro-Cuban Governor of Oriente, Cuba 1956)
- Europa Casadevall Sola (la mujer mas bella del mundo) hija de Pedro Casadevall y Maria Sola
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Guije.com. "San Luis" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Santiago.cu (2006). "Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
External links[]
Media related to San Luis, Santiago de Cuba at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Cities in Cuba
- Populated places in Santiago de Cuba Province
- Populated places established in 1827
- 1827 establishments in the Spanish Empire