Bauta, Cuba
Municipality in Artemisa, Cuba
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Bauta is a municipality and town located 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Havana City, in the Artemisa Province of Cuba since 2010 as a result of the division of what was the Province of Havana (Havana Countryside).
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Bauta | |
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Calle 152 in Bauta | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Bauta municipality (red) within Artemisa Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′31″N 82°32′57″W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Artemisa |
| Founded | January 14, 1879[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 51,300 |
| • Density | 327/km2 (846/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-47 |
| Climate | Am |
Geography
Part of the Havana metropolitan area, the municipality includes the villages of Anafe, Cangrejeras, Cayo La Rosa, Comunidad Ben Tre, Corralillo (Félix E. Alpízar), Lazo de la Vega, Machurrucutu, Playa Baracoa, Pueblo Textil (Ariguanabo), Rosa Marina and San Pedro (General Antonio Maceo).[3] Baracoa River crosses the municipality, and Playa Baracoa is established at its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico.
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Bauta, crossed by the Carretera Central, is served by A4 motorway,[4] passing some km north. From 2014, it counts a railway station[5] on the new Havana-Guanajay-Artemisa/Mariel line, part of the Havana-Artemisa-Pinar del Río line. Playa Baracoa Airport, serving Havana, is located in the neighboring municipal territory of Caimito, but lies in front of the village of Playa Baracoa.[6][7]
