Cruces, Cuba

Cruces
—  Municipality  —
Location of Cruces in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°20′31″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34194°N 80.27611°W / 22.34194; -80.27611Coordinates: 22°20′31″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34194°N 80.27611°W / 22.34194; -80.27611
Country	Cuba
Province	Cienfuegos
Founded	1852[1]
Area[2]
– Total	198 km2 (76.4 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2004)[3]
– Total	32,139
– Density	162.3/km2 (420.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+53-432

Cruces is a municipality and town in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba. It is the home of the Mal Tiempo National Park which commemorates a battle in the 1895 War of Independence.

The town was founded in 1852 in a place known as Sabana de Ibarra.^[1] The railway reaches the town in 1855.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Estrada Palma, Mal Tiempo, Marta and Monte Cristo. There were 5 sugar mills in the vicinity of Cruces, by its traditional names: San Francisco, Andreita, Santa Catalina, Caracas and Hormiguero.^[1]

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Cruces had a population of 32,139.^[3] With a total area of 198 km² (76 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 162.3 /km² (420 /sq mi).

Education

Education was provided by two Catholic Schools and several public schools for the Grammar Levels. One High School was home to roughly 800 students. Higher education was conducted in Cienfuegos or Santa Clara, distant 11 and 28 miles (45 km) respectively. Cruces is the home town of the Baseball Hall of Famer Martin Dihigo.

See also

Cuba portal

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Guije.com. "Cruces". http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vcruces/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-07.  (Spanish)
2. ^ ^{a b} Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-07.  (Spanish)