Güira de Melena

Güira de Melena

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Güira de Melena is a municipality and city in the La Habana Province of west-central Cuba. It is located on the southern shore of the island, bordering the "Bay of Batabanó". It was founded in 1779.

The town is south of San Antonio de los Baños and east of Alquízar.

The principal economic activities include agriculture, especially tobacco; the city has cigar factories. Other agricultural products are potatoes, bananas, pineapples and other tropical fruits, and dairy products.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Güira de Melena had a population of 37,838.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|178|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-10-07 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|212.6|abbr=yes.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Gabriel, Norte Pueblo, Sibanacán, Sur Pueblo, Tumbadero and Turibacoa.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hguira/index.htm|title=Güira de Melena|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References

External links

* [http://www.elhabanero.cubaweb.cu/2002/abril/nro342_02abr/nac_02m392.html Article from "El Habanero" newspaper] es


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