Nueva Gerona () is a
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 ...
n city, capital of the
Isla de la Juventud
Isla de la Juventud (; ) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island). The island was ...
special municipality and province. As of 2012, its population was 59,049.
History
The city was founded in 1830 by
Francisco Dionisio Vives, who was the
Spanish governor of Cuba at the time. There is an American graveyard in Nueva Gerona.
Geography
Nueva Gerona is located by the coast, in the north-eastern area of the island, between the hills of ''Caballos'' and ''Casas''. It is crossed by the river ''Río Las Casas'', which provides a
navigable
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waterway to the
Caribbean Sea
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.
The city is divided into the ''repartos'' (quarters) of Centro, Abel Santamaría, Sierra Caballo, Nazareno, Saigón, Chacón and José Martí. The
Presidio Modelo, a former prison currently used as a museum, is located in the suburban quarter of Chacón.
Transport
Nueva Gerona is linked to
La Fe (or Santa Fe), the 2nd most populated town of the island, with the
15 km-long expressway. The port of
Surgidero de Batabanó, located in the harbor of the Río Las Casas estuary, provides transportation to the Cuban mainland..
Some infos about Nueva Gerona-Batabanó Ferry
/ref> The Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport is located in the suburban quarter of José Martí.
Sport
Professional baseball and football clubs representing Isla de la Juventud are based in Nueva Gerona. The city houses the Piratas de La Isla de La Juventud baseball club at the Estadio Cristóbal Labra. The club plays in the Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series (, or SNB) is a domestic baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the National Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system.
For most ...
, the country's primary domestic professional baseball competition. The city also houses , which plays in the country's top football division, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba.
Twin Town
Nueva Gerona has the following sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inte ...
:
* Girona
Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...
, Spain
See also
* Cayo Largo
*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 ...
*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 ...
* 1917 Nueva Gerona hurricane
References
External links
Nueva Gerona municipal website
{{Authority control
Cities in Cuba
Populated places in Isla de la Juventud
Port cities and towns in Cuba
Populated places established in 1802
1802 establishments in New Spain
1800s establishments in the Spanish West Indies
1800s in Cuba