Limonar is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.
Limonar | |
|---|---|
 Main street and town's church | |
.png) Limonar municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′22″N 81°24′31″W / 22.95611°N 81.40861°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Founded | 1876[1] |
| Established | 1976 |
| Government | |
| • President | Lester Baró Escalona |
| Area | |
• Total | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 26,708 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
Overview
editThe municipality is divided into the barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo, and San Miguel.
Established in 1876 as Guamacaro, the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status.[1] Limonar is the hometown of jumper Javier Sotomayor; jumper Marino Drake; fine art painter Aimeé García Marrero;[4] as well as professional baseball player Silvio García.
Demographics
editIn 2022, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 26,708.[3] With a total area of 449 km2 (173 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 56.6/km2 (147/sq mi).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Municipalities in Matanzas. "Limonar". Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Cuarto Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo: La Habana [8 Havana Biennial: Art With Life] (in Spanish). Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. 2005. p. 31.
External links
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