Sagua la Chica also known as Sagua is a rural settlement in Camajuani, Cuba. It is located in the ward of Batalla de Santa Clara,[3] in the north of Camajuaní, with the town having a population of 1,447 people.[4] Sagua la Chica has the same name as the Sagua la Chica river and is 174 mi (or 280 km) away from the capital of Havana.
Sagua la Chica | |
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Rural settlement | |
 Carriage of the Parrandas of the Barrio La Marina in Sagua La Chica, 1960 | |
.png) Sagua la Chica (red) in Camajuaní (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow) | |
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| Coordinates: 22°41′22″N 79°41′44″W / 22.68944°N 79.69556°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Camajuani |
| Ward | Batalla de Santa Clara |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.4004 km2 (0.1546 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,447 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 52400 [2] |
Education
editThere is one school in the town, which is: [5]
- Restituto Muñiz Primary
Geography
editTowns nearby Sagua la Chica include Resulta, Hermanos Toledo, Jumagua, Colonia Miguel del Sol (also known as Miguel del Sol), Jagüey, and Crucero Carolina (also known as just Carolina).[6]
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The town of Sagua la Chica borders the municipality of Encrucijada and is in the ward of Batalla de Santa Clara.
Economy
editAccording at the DMPF (Departamento de control de la Dirección Municipal de Planificación Física or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Sagua la Chica is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development but still are maintained. [7] : page 68
History
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Until 1976 Sagua was a barrio of the former municipality of Vueltas.
In 2018, several settlements in Villa Clara were flooded, in Camajuaní these settlements included Rincón, Guajén, Sagua la Chica, Macagual, Guerrero, Floridano, Vega Alta, and Vega de Palma. [8]
Until around 2019-2020 Sagua la Chica was a ward (consejo popular), before it became part of the ward of Batalla de Santa Clara
Resources
editVega Alta, Sagua la Chica, and Crecencio Valdés are the only towns in Camajuani that make clay. [7] : page 77
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sagua la Chica (Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Sagua la Chica Postcodes, Postal Codes, ZIP Codes, Sagua la Chica PIN Code and Elevation. - AZPostcodes.com". www.azpostcodes.com.
- ^ Ruiz, Asdrubal Martínez; Cala, Yerenis Torres; Jiménez, Osvaldo López (2023-11-09). "Plan de acciones para contrarrestar los impactos del cambio climático en zonas vulnerables en Camajuaní". Cub@: Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (in Spanish). 23. ISSN 1683-8904.
- ^ "Sagua la Chica (Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Portal del Ciudadano en Camajuaní - Educación". www.soycamajuani.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "List of Cities near Sagua la Grande in Villa Clara, Cuba". www.gomapper.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ a b Barroso, Joel Jiménez; Figueroa Vidal, Dr. Arq. Carlos. R. "Diagnóstico estratégico de la situación habitacional del municipio de Camajuaní" (PDF).
- ^ "Francisnet Díaz Rondón". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.