Taguayabón

Taguayabón is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Camajuaní, in Villa Clara Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,308.[2]

Taguayabón
Village
OSM map showing Taguayabón
Location of Taguayabón in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°28′39.8″N 79°39′01.2″W
Country Cuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
MunicipalityCamajuaní
Founded1830[1]
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,308
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-422

History

The village, whose name means "butterfly village" in Taíno language,[2] was founded in 1830. Until 1976, it was part of the former municipality of San Antonio de las Vueltas (or Vueltas), merged in Camajuaní.[1]

Geography

Located on a rural plain surrounded by scattered hills, between Camajuaní (7.7 km west) and Remedios (11 km east); Taguayabón spans on two main crossroads: "Calle José Martí" (N-S) and the "Circuito Norte" (W-E).[3] Nearest places are the villages of Palenque (3 km east), Entronque de Vueltas (3 km west) and Vega de Palma (5 km west). The village is 9 km from Vueltas, 20 from Caibarién, 26 from Placetas, 34 from Santa Clara and 80 from Cayo Santa María.

The local government area of the "Consejo Popular de Taguayabón" includes the villages of Carolina, Corea, CPA 13 de Marzo,[4] La Julia, Las Lechugas, Lobatón, Rosalía and Palenque.[5]

Transport

Taguayabón is crossed in the middle by the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN) and counts a railway station on the line Santa Clara-Camajuaní-Remedios-Caibarién.[6] Nearest airport, the "Abel Santamaría" of Santa Clara (IATA: SNU), is 30 km west.

See also

References
  1. San Antonio de las Vueltas municipality (including Taguayabón) on guije.com
  2. (in Spanish) Taguayabón on EcuRed
  3. 4320533257 Taguayabón on OpenStreetMap
  4. "CPA" stands for Cooperativas de Producción Agropecuaria (Cooperatives of Agricultural Production)
  5. (in Spanish) Settlements of the "Consejo Popular de Taguayabón" (EcuRed)
  6. 4729970437 Taguayabón railway station on OpenStreetMap
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.