Cabezas, also known as San Antonio de Cabezas, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Unión de Reyes, in Matanzas Province. Sometimes referred to as Wajay,[1] it has a population of 5,549 and the council's administrative territory covers an area of 28.70 km².
Cabezas
San Antonio de Cabezas | |
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Village | |
.png) OSM map showing Cabezas | |
.svg)  Location of Cabezas in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′26.5″N 81°40′40.2″W / 22.840694°N 81.677833°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Municipality | Unión de Reyes |
| Founded | 1822 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,549 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
History
editThe village was founded in 1822 around the church of San Antonio, and its population increased from 1827.[citation needed] Before the administrative reform of 1976, it was an autonomous municipality that included the villages of Bermeja, Bija, Lima and Magdalena.[2]
Geography
editLocated at the borders between the provinces of Matanzas and Mayabeque, Cabezas spans on a plain north of the Zapata Swamp.[3] It is 6 km far from Bermeja, 8 from Palos, 14 from Nueva Paz, 20 from Unión de Reyes, 37 from Matanzas and 88 from Havana.
Transport
editThe village is crossed in the middle by the Circuito Sur highway (CS) and nearest station, Palos (on the Havana-Güines-Cienfuegos railway), is 8 km southwest. Nearest motorway exit, "Nueva Paz" (on the A1 motorway), is 14 km southwest.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wajay maps on maphill.com (map showing Cabezas)
- ^ Cabezas on guije.com
- ^ 1354873853 Cabezas on OpenStreetMap
External links
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Media related to Cabezas at Wikimedia Commons