Contramaestre (
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Cuba
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n town and municipality in the
Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Cuba, Contramaestre, San Luis, Sa ...
.
Geography
The municipality is located in the western part of the province, neighboring the provinces of
Granma and
Holguín
Holguín (, ) is a municipality-city in Cuba. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the List of cities in Cuba, fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Christopher Columbus, Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
; and borders with the municipalities of
Jiguaní
Jiguaní () is a town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located east of Bayamo, the provincial capital.
Overview
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Babiney, Baire, Bijagual, La Villa, Los Negros, Maffo, Rihit ...
,
Urbano Noris,
Palma Soriano
Palma Soriano is a Cuban city and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province. With a population of 119,740 in the city proper, it is the second-largest in the province and List of cities in Cuba, the 16th-largest in Cuba.
History
The city was ...
and
Tercer Frente.
It includes the villages of Altos de Ventas, Anacahuita, America Libre, Baire, El Naranjo, Guaninao, La Maritonia, Laguna Blanca, Los Negros, Los Pasos, Maffo, Palo Seco, Pino de Baire, Pueblo Nuevo and Xavier.
Demographics
In 2022, municipal population of Contramaestre was of 104,334,
of which 44,752 in the town. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Contramaestre is known as the land of citrus.
Infrastructure
*Main Hospital: Orlando Pantoja Tamayo (22.July.1988)
*Elementary Schools: Jose de la Luz y Caballero. Semi-internado: Orlando Pantoja T.
*Secondary Schools: Pepito Tey. Rodolfo Rodríguez
*Public Library: Luz Berta Sánchez
See also
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Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities (). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, publish ...
*
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
Cities in Cuba
Populated places in Santiago de Cuba Province
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