Yateras
Municipality in Guantánamo, Cuba
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Yateras is a municipality in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Palenque, in the northern part of the province. Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is partly located in this municipality. It is considered the highest settlement in Cuba.
Yateras | |
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.png) Yateras municipality (red) within Guantánamo Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°21′0″N 74°55′28″W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Guantánamo |
| Seat | Palenque |
| Area | |
| 664 km2 (256 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| 18,642 | |
| • Density | 28.1/km2 (72.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,076 |
| • Rural | 15,566 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-21 |
| Website | https://www.yateras.gob.cu/es/ |
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Casimbas, Casisey Abajo, Casisey Arriba, Guayabal, Palmar, Río Seco, San Andrés, Sigual and Yateras.[3] Jamaica, now seat of Manuel Tames municipality, was part of Yateras until the reform of 1976.
Demographics
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Yateras is twinned with:
Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987[4]
