Perico, Cuba
Perico | |
|---|---|
  Location o Perico in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′31″N 81°00′55″W / 22.77528°N 81.01528°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Foondit | 1874[1] |
| Established | 1879 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 31,147 |
| • Density | 112.0/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-52 |
Perico is a municipality an ceety in the Matanzas Province o Cuba. It is locatit sooth o Marti, north o Colón an east o Jovellanos.
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Altamisal, Norte, Quintana, Roque, Sur an Tinguaro.[1]
It wis foondit in 1874[1] near a garrison o the Spainyie colonial ceevil guard. The name wis chyngit in 1885 tae Miguel de Cervantes, then restored tae Perico in 1899.
Demografics
[eedit | eedit soorce]In 2004, the municipality o Perico haed a population o 31,147.[3] Wi a tot aurie o 278 km2 (107 sq mi),[2] it haes a population densitie o 112.0/km2 (290/sq mi).
Notable fowk
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Félix Navarro Rodríguez, dissident[4] He wis later released.
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c Guije.com. "Perico". Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
- ↑ a b Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 7 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)
- ↑ "Prisoners of conscience: 71 longing for freedom". Amnesty International. 18 Mairch 2005. Archived frae the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 25 Julie 2012.
