Quemado de Güines

Municipality in Villa Clara, Cuba

22°47′24″N 80°15′22″W / 22.79000°N 80.25611°W / 22.79000; -80.25611CountryCubaProvinceVilla ClaraFounded1667^[1]Government

• PresidentOsmel Pérez Negrín • Vice-PresidentAna María Mari MachadoArea

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• Total338 km² (131 sq mi)Elevation

85 m (279 ft)Population

(2022)^[3]

• Total20,533 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code+53-422

Quemado de Güines (Spanish pronunciation: [keˈmaðo ðe ˈɣwines]) is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1667.^[1]

Geography

The municipality is divided into the poblados of Caguaguas, Carahatas, Güines, Paso Cavado, Poblado, San Valentín and Zambumbia and Jose R. Riquelme.^[1]

It borders with the municipalities of Corralillo in the west, Sagua la Grande in the east, and Santo Domingo in south.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Quemado de Güines had a population of 22,590.^[4] With a total area of 338 km² (131 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 66.8/km² (173/sq mi). In 2022 the population number had dropped to 20,533.^[3]

Notable people

Osvaldo Farrés
Enrique Núñez Rodríguez (writer)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Quemado de Güines" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ ^a ^b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-09.