La Coloma

La Coloma is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Pinar del Río, in Pinar del Río Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 7,000.[1]

For other uses, see Coloma.
La Coloma
Village
OSM map showing La Coloma
Location of La Coloma in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°14′28.6″N 83°34′24.1″W
Country Cuba
ProvincePinar del Río
MunicipalityPinar del Río
Founded1607[1]
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,000
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-48

History

The settlement, founded in 1607 and used by the Spanish Empire as a shipyard, due to its natural harbor, was known as Partido San Rosendo until April 30, 1840, when it took the current name.[1] Originally part of the municipality of San Luis,[2] La Coloma passed under the adjacent administration of Pinar del Río in 1977, following the Cuban administrative reform.

Geography

La Coloma is located on the Gulf of Batabanó, by the Caribbean Coast and the western shore of La Coloma River mouth, in front of Cayo de San Felipe (Canarreos Archipelago).[3] Among the western Caribbean coast, from Cape San Antonio until Surgidero de Batabanó, in Mayabeque Province, is one of the very few settlements and the largest one.

The village lies 24 km south of Pinar del Río, 21 from San Luis, 32 from San Juan y Martínez, 48 from Consolación del Sur, 52 from Viñales and 83 from Sandino. Playa las Canas, a small village and beach, lies few km west of La Coloma's port.

Economy

The main economic activity of La Coloma is the fishing industry. The Combinado Pesquero Industrial La Coloma complex, built in 1976, is located by the port.[4]

Transport
See also: La Coloma Airport

La Coloma Airport (IATA: LCL, ICAO: MULM)[5] lies 17 km north[6] and serves Pinar del Río, replacing the abandoned Pinar del Río Airport. The village has a seaport on the mouth of La Coloma River, mainly used for fishing activities and with some ferries to Nueva Gerona, in the Isla de la Juventud.[7] It is the southern end of 1-192 highway,[8] crossed by the Carretera Central highway in Pinar del Río; and is 25 km from the A4 motorway Pinar del Río-Havana.

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) La Coloma on EcuRed
  2. (in Spanish) La Coloma on guije.com
  3. 631585027 La Coloma on OpenStreetMap
  4. (in Spanish) Combinado Pesquero Industrial La Coloma (EcuRed)
  5. La Coloma Airport on acukwik.com
  6. 259849780 La Coloma Airport on OpenStreetMap
  7. (in Spanish) Port of La Coloma on guije.com
  8. 325038075 1-192 highway in La Coloma on OpenStreetMap
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