Yateras is a municipality in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Palenque, in the northern part of the province. Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is partly located in this municipality. It is considered the highest settlement in Cuba.
Yateras | |
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.png) Yateras municipality (red) within Guantánamo Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°21′0″N 74°55′28″W / 20.35000°N 74.92444°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Guantánamo |
| Seat | Palenque |
| Area | |
| 664 km2 (256 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| 18,642 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,076 |
| • Rural | 15,566 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-21 |
| Website | https://www.yateras.gob.cu/es/ |
Geography
editThe municipality is divided into the barrios of Casimbas, Casisey Abajo, Casisey Arriba, Guayabal, Palmar, Río Seco, San Andrés, Sigual and Yateras.[3] Jamaica, now seat of Manuel Tames municipality, was part of Yateras until the reform of 1976.
Demographics
editIn 2022, the municipality of Yateras had a population of 18,642.[2] With a total area of 664 km2 (256 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 28/km2 (73/sq mi).
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editYateras is twinned with:
Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "Yateras (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Guije.com. "Yateras" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Boulder Sister City Program". City of Boulder, Colorado. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
External links
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