San Luis, Santiago de Cuba

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footnotes = San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located km to mi|19|abbr=yes north of Santiago de Cuba.

History

The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its developmentSan Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496.Cite web| url=http://www.santiago.cu/nuestrostgo/Municipio/2.htm| title=Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba| author= Santiago.cu| year= 2006| accessdate=2007-10-05 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|498|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|177.7|abbr=yes.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/osanluis/index.htm|title=San Luis|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-05 Es icon]

Economy

*It is a railroad junction
*Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
*Stock raising
*Mining: manganese deposits
*Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby

Personalities

*Ibrahim Ferrer - Son singer

References