Cueto is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
and
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Holguín Province
Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The provinc ...
,
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
.
Geography
The municipality is located southwest of the Holguín Province, next to the border with
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 ...
. It borders with the municipalities of
Báguanos,
Mayarí
Mayarí is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
History
The origins of the city date back to 1757 in Spanish Cuba, when the first farms were established here by immigrant colonists. On 19 January 1879 the city became the se ...
,
Mella and
Urbano Noris (San Germán). In addition to Cueto itself, the municipal territory includes the villages of Alto Cedro, Barajagua,
Birán
Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and ''consejo popular'' of Cueto, best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a plantation there.
History
Unti ...
,
Marcané, and other minor localities.
Birán, best known as the birthplace of
Fidel,
Raúl and
Ramón Castro, was part of the neighboring municipality of Mayarí until the 1976 reform.
Demographics
In 2018, the municipality of Cueto had a population of 31,552, of which 16,308 were men and 15,244 were women
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of . The town of Cueto, as of the 2017 census, had a registered population of 15,111 living in just over 11,000 homes.
Popular culture
The name of the town, along with its municipal villages of Alto Cedro and Marcané, figures in the following lyrics of the song ''
Chan Chan
Chan Chan (), sometimes itself called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom. It was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America. It is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad west of Trujillo, P ...
'', composed in 1984 and released in 1996 by
Compay Segundo
Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (18 November 1907 – 13 July 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.
Biography
Compay (meaning ''compadre'') Segundo, so called because he was a ...
, and also performed by the
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club was a musical ensemble primarily made up of Cuban musicians, formed in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit (record label), World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and dire ...
:
The same line is repeated in a chorus of the 2011 song "''Buena''" by a Polish band
Blue Cafe.
See also
*
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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Cueto, Cuba
Cueto is a municipality and town in Holguín Province, Cuba.
Geography
The municipality is located southwest of the Holguín Province, next to the border with Santiago de Cuba Province. It borders with the municipalities of Báguanos, Mayarí, ...
Populated places in Holguín Province
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