Cabaiguán
municipality in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Cabaiguán (Spanish pronunciation: [kaβajˈɣwan]) is a municipality and town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. With an urban population of 42,075 is the 3rd largest town of the province. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Yaguajay, to the east with the municipality of Taguasco, to the south with the municipality of Sancti Spíritus with the Tuinicú River serving as its limit, to the southwest with Fomento and to the west and northwest with Placetas, a municipality within the province of Villa Clara. It has a territorial area of 598.98 km2.
Overview
It was founded in 1894, and established as a municipality in 1926. The municipality is divided into the consejos populares (i.e. "popular councils") of Cabaiguán and the villages of Neiva, Pedro Barba, Guayos and Santa Lucía.
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Cabaiguán had a population of 63,981. With a total area of 597 km2 (231 sq mi), it has a population density of 110/km2 (280/sq mi). Cabaiguan was known as the Cuban epicenter of migration from the Canary Islands.
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