- Guanajay
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settlement_type = Municipality
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Guanajay inCuba
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subdivision_name1 = La Habana
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1781
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area_total_km2 = 113
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latd= 22|latm= 55|lats= 50|latNS=N
longd= 82|longm= 41|longs= 17|longEW=W
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footnotes = Guanajay is a town inHavana Province in westernCuba , located about convert|36|mi|km southwest ofHavana . The town lies among hills and has an excellent climate; in colonial times it was an acclimatization station for newly-arrived troops fromSpain . It later became well known as a health resort. It was founded in 1781.The country surrounding Guanajay is a fertile
sugarcane andtobacco region, and historically it has been an important distributing point in the commerce of the western end of the island. Guanajay was an ancientpueblo of considerable size and importance as early as the end of the18th century .Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Guanajay had a population of 28,429.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|113|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-10-07 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|251.6|abbr=yes.
ee also
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Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba References
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