Nuevitas

Nuevitas
Municipality

Coat of arms

Nuevitas municipality (red) within
Camagüey Province (yellow) and Cuba

Location of Nuevitas in Cuba

Coordinates: 21°32′25″N 77°15′52″W / 21.54028°N 77.26444°W / 21.54028; -77.26444Coordinates: 21°32′25″N 77°15′52″W / 21.54028°N 77.26444°W / 21.54028; -77.26444
Country  Cuba
Province Camagüey
Established 1818[1]
Area[2]
  Total 415 km2 (160 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2004)[3]
  Total 44,882
  Density 108.1/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-322

Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828.

Geography

Nuevitas is located on the Guincho peninsula on the north coast. Nuevitas is sheltered by a huge harbor, has two auxiliary ports, and is a major shipping point for Cuban sugar as well as other products from the surrounding agricultural region. It also possesses diversified light industry and serves as a road and rail terminus.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Alvaro Reinoso, Lugareño, Redención, San Miguel and Senado.[1]

Nuevitas is not a very large city but it is one of Cuba's most important towns because of its commercial and industrial activities. Nuevitas is located not very far southwest of Playa Santa Lucía which is a very famous place for tourists in Cuba. Cayo Sabinal is located immediately north, other cays are Cayo Guajaba and Cayo Romano.[4] The only waterway that separates Santa Lucia from Ensenada Playa Bonita is the canal of Nuevitas which connects the Bahia de Nuevitas to the Atlantic Ocean.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Nuevitas had a population of 44,882.[3] With a total area of 415 km2 (160 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 108.1/km2 (280/sq mi).

Sister towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Guije.com. "Nuevitas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  2. 1 2 Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  3. 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  4. Map of Camagüey Province showing municipal territories (05 is Nuevitas)

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