Jaruco

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official_name = Jaruco
other_name = Conde de San Juan del Jaruco
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settlement_type = Municipality
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Jaruco in Cuba
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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 = 1762
established_title2 = Established
established_date2 = 1931 (Municipality)
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area_total_km2 = 276
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population_total = 25658
population_density_km2 = 93.0
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latd= 23|latm= 02|lats= 34|latNS=N
longd= 82|longm= 00|longs= 34|longEW=W
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footnotes = Jaruco is a municipality and city in the La Habana Province of Cuba.

The town was founded in 1762 under the name Conde de San Juan del Jaruco. "Jaruco" was the pre-Columbian Taíno name of the settlement.Cite web|url=http://www.uctp.org/VocesIndigena.html |title= Taíno Dictionary |author=The United Confederation of Taíno People |accessdate=2007-10-18|language=Spanish]

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Jaruco had a population of 25,658.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|276|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|93.0|abbr=yes.

In 1940, the municipality was divided into the barrios of Arroyo Vuelto, Casiguas, Castilla, Ciudad de Jaruco, Don Martín, Escaleras de Jaruco, Bainoa, San Antonio de Río Blanco and Santa Ana. Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hjaruco/index.htm|title=Jaruco|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon] Since 1976, Caraballo (formerly part of pre 1959 Aguacate municipality, and later, part of San Antonio-Caraballo, Bainoa region and Camilo Cienfuegos municipalities) became the second largest town in the municipality.Recently (2006) the phone code was changed to 53-47-87 + phone number.

The reference information from www.guije.com is outdated, since it is related to the Political Administrative division before 1959, and all the data is histirical data from that period.

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References