Batabanó, Cuba

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subdivision_name1 = La Habana
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1688
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established_date2 = 1898 (Municipality)
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footnotes = Batabanó is a municipality and city in the La Habana Province of Cuba.

The municipality is crossed by a number of rivers, among them Rio Guanabo, Rio San Felipe, Rio Pacheco, Rio San Juan and Rio Santa Gertrudis. A small marina is located in the port of Batabano. The Batabano cays, developed in the sea south of the community are part of the Canarreos Archipelago.

It was founded in 1688.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Batabanó had a population of 25,664.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|187|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|137.2|abbr=yes.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Aguacate, Azcárate, Cuatro Caminos, Este, Guanabo, Mayaguano, Norte, Oeste, Pueblo de Batabanó, Pueblo de San Felipe, Pueblo Nuevo, Quintanal, and San Agustín.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hbatabano/index.htm|title=Batabanó|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07 Es icon]

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References