Birán

Village in Holguín, Cuba From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and consejo popular of Cueto,[3][4] best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) plantation there.[5][6]

Country Cuba
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-24[2]
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Birán
Village
Birán, Cueto
Birán, Cueto
Birán is located in Cuba
Birán
Location of Birán in Cuba
Coordinates: 20°31′48″N 75°53′44″W
Country Cuba
ProvinceHolguín
MunicipalityCueto
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
1,788
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-24[2]
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History

Until the 1976 municipal reform, the village was part of the neighboring municipality of Mayarí.[7]

A farm in Birán was the birthplace of former Cuban revolutionary leaders Ramón Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro and their sister Juanita Castro.[citation needed]

Geography

It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Mayarí and 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) south of Cueto, in the foothills of the Nipe Mountains (Sierra de Nipe).

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