Güines
Güines | |
|---|---|
  Location o Güines in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′51″N 82°01′25″W / 22.84750°N 82.02361°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Mayabeque |
| Foondit | 1737[1] |
| Established | 1815 (Municipality) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 445 km2 (172 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 68,951 |
| • Density | 154.9/km2 (401/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-7 |
Güines is a municipality an ceety in the Mayabeque Province o Cuba. It is locatit 30 mile (48 km) sootheast o Havana, next tae the Mayabeque River.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- 1 2 3 Guije.com. "Güines". Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
- 1 2 Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 7 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Guineros.com Archived 2020-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
