Sagua la Grande

Sagua la Grande
Sagua la Grande
	Municipality
	Eik-name(s): La Villa del Undoso
	Location o Sagua la Grande in Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°48′31″N 80°04′16″W / 22.80861°N 80.07111°W
Kintra	Cuba
Province	Villa Clara
Foondit	1812
Established	1842 (Municipality)
Area
• Total	661 km2 (255 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	56,097
• Density	84.9/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-422

Sagua La Grande (La Villa del Undoso) is a municipality an ceety locate on the north coast o the province o Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The ceety is close tae Mogotes de Jumagua, limestane clints. Mony cays o the Sabana-Camaguey Airchipelago is locate aff the northren coast.

History

Sagua la Grande wis foondit in 1812^[1] an established as a municipality in 1842. Bi the beginnin o the 20t century, the ceety an its port (Isabela de Sagua), wis an important commercial center. Presently, its economy is based on the succar, chemical, mechanical, an fuid industries. Nowt raisin an fishin are ither important economic activities.

Twa ceety historians is o note. Antonio Miguel Alcover Beltrán left tae the inheritance o the events relatit tae century XIX thanks tae his personal interrogations tae ilkane o the authors o history; an at the moment Pedro Suárez Tintín haes been in chairge tae rescue aw leaves frae the 20t an the 21t century in his famous “Tintin Collection” that includes newspapers, beuks, photaes, films an videos o aw the historical events o the referred time.

Demografics

In 2004, the municipality o Sagua la Grande haed a population o 56,097.^[3] Wi a tot area o 661 km² (255 sq mi),^[2] it haes a population densitie o 84.9/km² (220/sq mi).

The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Baire, Chinchila, Este, General Nodarse, Isabela de Sagua, Jumagua, Malpáez, Oeste an Sitiecito.^[1]

Airchitectur

The ceety's wide streets an little traffeck gie it a calm atmosphere.

In recent decades thare haes been a lack o new construction. Consequently, the aulder biggins, left ower frae colonial times, are in a state o decay. Ane o the maist bonnie biggins in this ceety, El Casino Español (The Spaingie Casino) biggit in 1908, wis the meetin place for the Sociedad Sagüera (Social Club o Sagua). The historical centre o the ceety retains the neoclassic essence o its constructions an the layoot o its streets.

References

↑ ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Sagua la Grande". Retrieved 9 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
↑ ^a ^b Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 9 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 9 October 2007."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Spaingie)

Freemit airtins

Sagua La Grande Museum Archived 2020-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)
Artículos Sagüeros (in Spaingie)

[guije-1] Guije.com. "Sagua la Grande". Retrieved 9 October 2007. (in Spaingie)

[statoids-2] Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 9 October 2007. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[atenas-3] Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Spaingie)

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