El Santo (Cuba)
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El Santo | |
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.png) El Santo (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow) | |
.svg)  El Santo  El Santo _location_map.png) El Santo | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′31″N 79°41′07″W / 22.70861°N 79.68528°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Encrucijada |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.144 km2 (0.442 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 2,787 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
El Santo is a ward (consejo popular) in Encrucijada, Cuba.
Environmental issues
Towns inside of the ward include:
- Arroyo Naranjo
El Santo is near the Sagua la Chica River, which has a possible chance to flood, making danger to people who live in the wards of La Sierra and El Santo. In case this happens, there are 21 evacuation centers which are always stocked up with food.[2]
In 2018, a flood from the Sagua la Chica River happened. Vega Redonda, Pavón, El Santo, Siete Pazos and others had a total of a thousand people evacuated, according to Eduardo Monteagudo, President of Encrucijada and Alberto López Díaz, President of Villa Clara Province, making it the most affected towns in Villa Clara.[3][4][5][6][7]
In 2012, there was another flood in El Santo and Jibacoa, these are a result of the dams on La Quinta Lake and Minerva Lake. Tierra Fría and Embarcadero, close to El Santo, were the most threatened by flooding.[8]