Nuevitas
Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus and crew during their first voyage of exploration in 1492.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Nuevitas • Other Name — Nuevitas "La Bella" • Settlement Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 120x90px Camagüey Province (yellow) and Cuba • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Cuba • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Camagüey • Established Title — Established • Established Date — 1818 • Area Total Km2 — 415 • Population As Of — 2022 • Population Total — 59,483 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — EST • Utc Offset — -5 • Elevation M — 20 • Area Code — +53-322
History
History
Founded in 1775 during the time of the Spanish Empire, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal reform, Nuevitas was divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Alvaro Reinoso, Lugareño, Redención, San Miguel and Senado.
Geography
Geography
Nuevitas is located on the Guincho peninsula on the north coast, and borders with the municipalities of Guáimaro, Minas, Manatí (in Las Tunas Province) and Morón (in Ciego de Ávila Province). The municipality includes the villages of Camalote, Pastelillo, Playa Santa Lucía, San Agustín, San Miguel de Bagá and Santa Rita. 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 southwest of Playa Santa Lucía, which is popular with tourists. Cayo Sabinal is located immediately north; other cays are Cayo Guajaba and Cayo Romano. 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
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Nuevitas had a population of 59,483. With a total area of 415 km2, it has a population density of 140 /km2.
Transport
Transport
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 principal road crossing the municipality is the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN). The railway station is the terminus of two lines: one from Camagüey, and a second from Santa Clara, through the Atlantic Coast and Morón.
Personalities
Personalities
• Emilia Bernal (1882–1964), poet • Enrique Cirules (1938–2016), writer • Armando Coroneaux (b. 1985), footballer • Amparo de Zeledón (1870–1951), botanist and philanthropist
Sister cities
Sister cities
• Benalmádena, Spain
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Cited in the source article.
- 2.Guije.com. Nuevitas.
- 3.OSM r 5892228 Nuevitas
- 4.Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. www.citypopulation.de.
- 5.Statoids. Municipios of Cuba.
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