- Jovellanos
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subdivision_name1 = Matanzas
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1842 (Corral de la Bemba)
established_title2 = Established
established_date2 = February 26, 1866
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area_total_km2 = 505
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latd= 22|latm= 48|lats= 38|latNS=N
longd= 81|longm= 11|longs= 53|longEW=W
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footnotes = Jovellanos is a municipality and city in theMatanzas Province ofCuba .The municipality is divided into the
barrio s of Asunción, Isabel, Realengo and San José.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/mjovellanos/index.htm|title=Jovellanos|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]It was founded in 1842 as Corral de la Bemba on the location of an old ranch called "Bemba". It took its current name in
1870 , in honor of the Spanish writerGaspar Melchor de Jovellanos . The same year it achieved the status of "villa" (town).Jovellanos is an industrial town, with large and small factories, while sugar cane is cultivated in the surrounding areas.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Jovellanos had a population of 58,685.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|505|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|116.2|abbr=yes.
ee also
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Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba References
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