Guantánamo
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| Guantánamo | |
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| Coordinates: 20°08′12″N 75°12′50″W / 20.13667°N 75.21389°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
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| Province | Guantánamo |
| Established | 1797[1] |
| Area [2] | |
| - Total | 741 km2 (286.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| - Total | 244,603 |
| - Density | 330.1/km2 (855/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | +53-21 |
Guantánamo is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.
Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port. Producing sugarcane and cotton wool are traditional parts of the economy.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality is mountainous in the north, where it overlays the Sierra Maestra (mountains), and borders the Windward Passage of the Caribbean Sea in the south. It is crossed by the Guantánamo, Yateras, Guaso, San Andrés and Sabanalamar rivers. The Guantánamo Bay is a natural harbour south of the city.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyo Hondo, Baitiquirí, Bano, Bayate, Caimanera, Camarones, Caridad, Corralillo, Cuatro Caminos, Filipinas, Glorieta, Gobierno, Guaso, Hospital, Indios, Isleta, Jaibo Abajo, Las Lajas, Macurijes, Mercado, Ocujal, Parroquia, Palma de San Juan, Rastro, Tiguabos and Vínculo.[1]
[edit] United States naval base
About 15 km away from the city lies the Guantánamo Bay, a superior natural harbour which has been controlled by the United States as the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base since 1902, following an unlimited lease of the harbour to the US under the Platt Amendment.
[edit] Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Guantánamo had a population of 244,603.[3] With a total area of 741 km² (286.1 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 330.1/km² (855/sq mi). "Guantanamera" ("The girl from Guantánamo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song.
[edit] Famous Guantanameros
Notable natives of Guantánamo include athletes Joel Casamayor, Yumileidi Cumbá, Jaime Jefferson, Yargelis Savigne, Dayron Robles, Luis Delís, and Cuban-American gymnast Annia Hatch; and cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, the first Cuban cosmonaut and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. He was also the first Hispanophone and first person of African ancestry in space.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Guije.com. "Guantánamo". http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/oguantanamo/index.htm. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. (Spanish)
- ^ a b Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. (Spanish)
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Guantánamo |
- Complete guide to Guantánamo City
- Detailed information about Zoologico de Piedra (Stone Zoo)
- Article about the prison history
- (Spanish) City webpage
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