Güines
| Güines | |
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| — Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 22°50′51″N 82°01′25″W / 22.8475°N 82.02361°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Mayabeque |
| Foondit | 1737[1] |
| Established | 1815 (Municipality) |
| Aurie[2] | |
| - Tot | 445 km2 (171.8 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Indwallers (2004)[3] | |
| - Tot | 68,951 |
| - Densitie | 154.9/km2 (401.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Aurie code(s) | +53-7 |
Güines is a municipality an ceety in the Mayabeque Province o Cuba. It is locatit 30 miles (48 km) sootheast o Havana, next tae the Mayabeque River.
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History [edit]
The ceety wis foondit in 1737 bi the Spainyie.[1] Prior to the arrival o the Spanish, wha is nou Güines wis pairt o a region ruled bi the Indian chief Habaguanex.
Ane o the earliest mentions o the wird Güines is in 1598, when Don Diego de Rivera or Ribera wis awairdit a laund grant for Los Güines Corral.
In 1837, a railwey wis opened frae Havana - the first in Cuba, an ane o the earliest in the Americas.
Demografics [edit]
In 2004, the municipality o Güines haed a population o 68,951.[3] Wi a total aurie o 445 km2 (172 sq mi).[2] It haes a population densitie o 154.9 /km2 (401 /sq mi).
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios of Catalina, Norte, Rural Primero, Rural Segundo, Rural Tercero, Rural Cuarto an Sur.[1]
See an aw [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guije.com. Güines. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. . Retrieved on 7 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
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