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(Redirected from Contramaestre) Municipality in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Contramaestre
Municipality
A church in ContramaestreA church in Contramaestre
Contramaestre municipality (red) within Santiago Province (yellow) and CubaContramaestre municipality (red) within
Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 20°18′0″N 76°15′2″W / 20.30000°N 76.25056°W / 20.30000; -76.25056
CountryCuba
ProvinceSantiago de Cuba
Area
 • Total610.3 km (235.6 sq mi)
Elevation110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total104,334
 • Density170/km (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-226
Websitehttps://www.contramaestre.gob.cu/

Contramaestre (Spanish for "boatswain") is a Cuban town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province.

Geography

The municipality is located in the western part of the province, neighboring the provinces of Granma and Holguín; and borders with the municipalities of Jiguaní, Urbano Noris, Palma Soriano and Tercer Frente.

It includes the villages of Altos de Ventas, Anacahuita, America Libre, Baire, El Naranjo, Guaninao, La Maritonia, Laguna Blanca, Los Negros, Los Pasos, Maffo, Palo Seco, Pino de Baire, Pueblo Nuevo and Xavier.

Demographics

In 2022, municipal population of Contramaestre was of 104,334, of which 44,752 in the town. With a total area of 610 km (240 sq mi), it has a population density of 166.9/km (432/sq mi). Contramaestre is known as the land of citric.

Infrastructure

  • Main Hospital: Orlando Pantoja Tamayo (22.July.1988)
  • Elementary Schools: Jose de la Luz y Caballero. Semi-internado: Orlando Pantoja T.
  • Secondary Schools: Pepito Tey. Rodolfo Rodríguez
  • Public Library: Luz Berta Sánchez

See also

References

  1. Santiago.cu (2006). "Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  2. 5919047 (x j a h) Contramaestre on OpenStreetMap
  3. "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

External links

Media related to Contramaestre at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Contramaestre, Cuba
Urbano Noris (Holguín)
Jiguaní (Granma) Contramaestre Palma Soriano
Tercer Frente
Municipalities in Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province


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