Chambas is a municipality and town in the
Ciego de Ávila Province
Ciego de Ávila () is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, further north.
The provin ...
of
Cuba
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.
Geography
It is located in the northern part of the province, bordering the municipalities of
Morón and
Florencia, as well as the province of
Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus () is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba and one of the oldest Cuban European settlements. Sancti Spíritus is the genitive case of Latin ''Sanctus Spiritus'' ("Holy Spirit").
H ...
. To the north it borders the
Bay of Buena Vista
The Bay of Buena Vista ( es, Bahía de Buena Vista) is a bay on Cuba's northern Atlantic shore. It is located in the northern part of the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Villa Clara and Ciego de Ávila, between mainland Cuba and the archipelag ...
and the
Laguna de Leche
Laguna de Leche (Spanish for "Milk Lagoon", also called ''Laguna Grande de Morón'') is the largest natural fresh water lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, north of Morón, and has a total surface of ...
.
It comprises the villages of
El Asiento, El Calvario,
Falla,
Kilo 9, Las Palmas, Los Perros, Mabuya, Piedra, Punta Alegre,
Punta San Juan
Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originating in the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines by the Garifuna people before being exiled from the island. Which is also known as Yurumei. It has Africa, African and ...
(Maxímo Gómez Sugar Mill) and Ranchuelo.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Chambas had a population of 39,868.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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Chicola
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Chambas Municipal Museum
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Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United ...
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List of cities in Cuba
This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages. All figu ...
References
External links
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Populated places in Ciego de Ávila Province
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