Guanajay
| Guanajay | |
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| Coordinates: 22°55′50″N 82°41′17″W / 22.93056°N 82.68806°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Artemisa |
| Foondit | 1781 |
| Aurie[1] | |
| - Tot | 113 km2 (43.6 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 110 m (361 ft) |
| Indwallers (2004)[2] | |
| - Tot | 28,429 |
| - Densitie | 251.6/km2 (651.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Aurie code(s) | +53-7 |
Guanajay is a toun an municipality in Artemisa Province in wastren Cuba, locatit aboot 36 miles (58 km) soothwast o Havana. The toun lees amang hills an haes an excellent climate; in colonial times it wis an acclimatization station for newly-arrivit truips frae Spain. It later became well kent as a health resort. It wis foondit in 1650. It wis pairt o the province o Pinar del Río till efter the Cuban Revolution.
The kintra surroondin Guanajay is a fertile sugarcane an tobacco region, an historically it haes been an important distributin point in the commerce o the wastren end o the island. Guanajay wis an auncient pueblo o considerable size an importance as early as the end o the 18t century.
Demografics[edit]
In 2004, the municipality o Guanajay haed a population o 28,429.[2] Wi a total aurie o 113 km2 (44 sq mi),[1] it haes a population densitie o 251.6 /km2 (652 /sq mi).
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Retrieved on 7 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
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This airticle incorporates text fae a publication nou in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11t ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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