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Cifuentes
Municipality
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Calle Maceo of Cifuentes in 1947Calle Maceo of Cifuentes in 1947
Cifuentes municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and CubaCifuentes municipality (red) within
Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°37′15″N 80°03′58″W / 22.62083°N 80.06611°W / 22.62083; -80.06611
CountryCuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
Founded1819
Established1919 (Municipality)
Area
 • Total512 km (198 sq mi)
Elevation65 m (213 ft)
Population
 • Total26,135
 • Density51/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-422

Cifuentes (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈfwentes]) is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba founded in 1819 and established as a municipality in 1919.

Demographics

In 2022 the municipality of Cifuentes had a population of 26,135, having dropped from 41,789 in 1976. With a total area of 512 km (198 sq mi), it had a population density of 51/km (130/sq mi).

History

The municipality was divided into the barrios of Alacrán, Amaro, Barro, Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Este, Oeste and Sitio Grande until 1976.

Transportation

Cifuentes is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara.

See also

References

  1. ^ Guije.com. "Cifuentes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  2. ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  3. "Población de Cuba, Provincias y Municipios 1976-2009 Edición 2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  4. "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. lezumbalaberenjena (2017-11-09), Composed road map from a tour guide (1980's), retrieved 2023-04-12
  6. "Road guides of Cuba" (PDF). 2019.

External links

Media related to Cifuentes, Cuba at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Cifuentes, Cuba
Sagua la Grande
Santo Domingo Cifuentes Encrucijada
Ranchuelo Santa Clara
Municipalities in Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara Province


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