Cifuentes, Cuba

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CountryCuba
Founded1819[1]
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Cifuentes
Municipality
Cifuentes Bajare
Calle Maceo of Cifuentes in 1947
Calle Maceo of Cifuentes in 1947
Cifuentes municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
Cifuentes municipality (red) within
Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°37′15″N 80°03′58″W / 22.62083°N 80.06611°W / 22.62083; -80.06611
CountryCuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
Founded1819[1]
Established1919 (Municipality)
Area
[2]
 • Total
512 km2 (198 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
26,135
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-422

Cifuentes (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈfwentes]) is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba founded in 1819[1] and established as a municipality in 1919.

In 2022 the municipality of Cifuentes had a population of 26,135, having dropped from 41,789 in 1976.[3][4] With a total area of 512 km2 (198 sq mi),[2] it had a population density of 51/km2 (130/sq mi).

History

The municipality was divided into the barrios of Alacrán, Amaro, Barro, Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Este, Oeste and Sitio Grande until 1976.[1]

Transportation

Cifuentes is on a rail line starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara.[5][6]

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