Aguada de Pasajeros

Aguada de Pasajeros
Municipality
Exit on the Autopista A1, in the municipality, to get into the main town of Aguada de Pasajeros
Exit on the Autopista A1, in the municipality, to get into the main town of Aguada de Pasajeros
Coat of arms of Aguada de Pasajeros
Coat of arms
Aguada municipality (red) within Cienfuegos Province (yellow) and Cuba
Aguada municipality (red) within
Cienfuegos Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°23′5″N 80°50′46″W / 22.38472°N 80.84611°W / 22.38472; -80.84611
CountryCuba
ProvinceCienfuegos
Area
[1]
 • Total
680 km2 (260 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
31,279
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-432
Websitehttps://aguadadepasajeros.gob.cu/

Aguada de Pasajeros (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɣwaða ðe pasaˈʝeɾos]) is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the town of Aguada and the villages of Carreño, Real Campiña, Covadonga and Perseverancia. Yaguaramas, now part of Abreus municipality, was part of it until the 1977 administrative reform.[3]

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Aguada de Pasajeros had a population of 31,279.[2] With a total area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 46/km2 (120/sq mi).

Transport

The town is served by the A1 motorway and counts a train station on a line linking Havana to Cienfuegos.

Notable people

  • Valentín Menéndez, Lieutenant Colonel of the Cuban Liberation Army.
  • Jose Ramón Muñiz, Cuban composer and poet.
  • Claudio Lliraldi, Last elected municipal mayor.
  • Tomás Sánchez, Visual artist, lives in Costa Rica.
  • Henry Ballate, Visual artist, lives in exile in New York.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ Guije.com. "Aguada de Pasajeros" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

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