Santa Cruz del Norte

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official_name = Santa Cruz del Norte
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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = La Habana
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1800
established_title2 = Established
established_date2 = 1931 (Municipality)
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area_total_km2 = 376
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population_total = 32576
population_density_km2 = 86.6
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latd= 23|latm= 09|lats= 20|latNS=N
longd= 81|longm= 55|longs= 36|longEW=W
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footnotes = Santa Cruz del Norte is a municipality in the La Habana Province of Cuba.It is located in the east of the province, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.

The town was founded in 1800, being a fisher community at that time, and achieved municipality status in 1931.

This is the main home of the Havana Club rum distillery; all dark varieties being produced in Santa Cruz del Norte. The distillery can be visited as part of a tour.

Other industries in the municipality include power generation, oil extraction and fishing.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte had a population of 32,576.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|376|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|86.6|abbr=yes.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Boca de Jaruco, Jibacoa, Arcos de Canasí and Santa Cruz del Norte (the town proper).Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hsantac/index.htm|title=Santa Cruz del Norte|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Santa Cruz del Norte
North = Florida Straits
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East = Matanzas
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