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Jagüey Grande Jagüey
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Jagüey Grande municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°31′45″N 81°07′57″W / 22.52917°N 81.13250°W / 22.52917; -81.13250
Country	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Founded	1762
Area
• Total	882 km (341 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population
• Total	59,600
• Density	68/km (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-52

Jagüey Grande, simply known as Jagüey (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈɣwej]), is a town and municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula, north of the Bahia de Cochinos, along the A1 motorway in the center of the province.

History

The town was founded in 1840 and was named after the tree Ficus citrifolia, locally named "Jagüey".

Geography

The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Pueblo (town's centre), Gallardo, López, Murga Sinú, and Rovira. Nowadays it counts the town itself and the popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages) of Agramonte, Australia, San José de Marcos, and Torriente. Agramonte, the most populated village, was an autonomous municipality until the 1976 reform.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Jagüey Grande had a population of 59,600. With a total area of 882 km (341 sq mi), it has a population density of 65.5/km (170/sq mi).

Health

Notable people

• Mario García Menocal (1866–1941), politician, 3rd President

of Cuba

• Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936-2019), archbishop
• Leopoldo Fernández (Tres Patines) (1904-1985), actor and comedian

See also

• Forest siege (2010)
• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

References

1. ^ Guije.com. "Jagüey Grande" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-04-11.
2. ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
3. "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

External links

Media related to Jagüey Grande at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places adjacent to Jagüey Grande
Jovellanos Perico Colón Unión de Reyes, Pedro Betancourt Jagüey Grande Calimete Ciénaga de Zapata

v t e Municipalities in Matanzas Province
Calimete Cárdenas (includes Varadero) Ciénaga de Zapata Colón Jagüey Grande Jovellanos Limonar Los Arabos Martí Matanzas Pedro Betancourt Perico Unión de Reyes

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