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Guane
Municipality
Coat of arms of GuaneCoat of arms
Guane municipality (red) within Pinar del Río Province (yellow) and CubaGuane municipality (red) within
Pinar del Río Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°12′2″N 84°05′2″W / 22.20056°N 84.08389°W / 22.20056; -84.08389
CountryCuba
ProvincePinar del Río
Founded1602
Established1879
Area
 • Total717 km (277 sq mi)
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Population
 • Total34,922
 • Density49/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-82

Guane is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1602.

Geography

The wards of the municipality include Punta de La Sierra, Portales, Guane 1, Guane 2, Combate la Teneria, Isabel Rubio, Sabalo, and Mollna.

History

Guane is a Cuban Indigenous name. Before it was renamed Pinar del Río in 1774, the area was known as the old colonial capital of Guane.

The municipality was formerly divided into the barrios of Cabo de San Antonio y La Fe, Catalina, Cortés, Hato de Guane, Isabel Rubio (Paso Real de Guane), Juan Gómez, La Grifa, Las Martinas, Los Acostas, Manuel Lazo (Cayuco), Portales, Pueblo, Punta de la Sierra, Sábalo and Tenería.

It was the main city of Filipino migrants to Cuba, who were known as Chinos Manila among the local population. The Filipinos worked the huge tobacco plantations much as they did in their home country, in the present provinces of Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan and Isabela. During that time, the Spanish colonizers had a virtual monopoly of the tobacco trade through their company, the Tabacalera.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Guane had a population of 34,922. With a total area of 717 km (277 sq mi), it has a population density of 49/km (130/sq mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ Guije.com. "Guane" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. Zabala, Teresa Padron (2012-11-15). "La mujer y su participación en los procesos de dirección en el territorio en Guane". Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-20.

External links

Media related to Guane at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Guane
Minas de Matahambre
Mantua Guane San Juan y Martínez
Sandino Bay of Cortes (Caribbean Sea)
Municipalities in Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río Province
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