Limonar
Municipality
Main street and town's church
Main street and town's church
Coat of arms of Limonar
Coat of arms
Limonar municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Limonar municipality (red) within
Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°57′22″N 81°24′31″W / 22.95611°N 81.40861°W / 22.95611; -81.40861
CountryCuba
ProvinceMatanzas
Founded1876[1]
Established1976
Government
 • PresidentLester Baró Escalona
Area
[2]
 • Total449 km2 (173 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2004)[3]
 • Total25,421
 • Density56.6/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-52

Limonar is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.

Overview

The 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

In 2004, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 25,421.[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

References

  1. 1 2 Municipalities in Matanzas. "Limonar". Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  2. 1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  3. 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  4. ↑ 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.
  • Media related to Limonar at Wikimedia Commons


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