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Jovellanos
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Jovellanos municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°48′38″N 81°11′53″W / 22.81056°N 81.19806°W / 22.81056; -81.19806
Country	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Founded	1842 (Corral de la Bemba)
Established	February 26, 1866
Area
• Total	505 km (195 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population
• Total	57,216
• Density	110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-45

Jovellanos is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.

Overview

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Asunción, Isabel, Realengo and San José.

It was founded in 1842 as Corral de la Bemba on the location of an old ranch called Bemba. It took its current name in 1870, in honor of the Spanish writer Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. The same year it achieved the status of villa (town).

Jovellanos is also called "Bemba" by its inhabitants and locals. "Bemba" means "big lip" in Cuban Spanish; this term refers to the black population of the city. To outsiders, it may have negative racial overtones, but in the city this is not the case. Inside Jovellanos, the black and white population for the most part live harmoniously, side by side. Therefore, "Bemba" is an affectionate name for the town used by locals.

Jovellanos is an industrial town, with large and small factories, while sugar cane is cultivated in the surrounding areas.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Jovellanos had a population of 57,216. With a total area of 505 km (195 sq mi), it has a population density of 110/km (280/sq mi).

Notable people

• Esteban Lazo Hernández (born 1944), Cuban politician and current president of the National Assembly
• Manuel Navarro Luna (1894–1966), Cuban poet and journalist

See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

References

1. ^ Guije.com. "Jovellanos" (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.

External links

• Media related to Jovellanos at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places adjacent to Jovellanos
Cárdenas Limonar Jovellanos Perico Pedro Betancourt Jagüey Grande

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

• Populated places in Matanzas Province