San Antonio de los Baños

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San Antonio de los Baños
San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba1)
San Antonio de los Baños
Location of San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°53′20″N 82°29′56″W / 22.88889, -82.49889
Country Flag of Cuba Cuba
Province La Habana
Founded 1802[1]
Established 1879 (Municipality)
Area [2]
 - Total 127 km² (49 sq mi)
Elevation 60 m (197 ft)
Population (2004)[3]
 - Total 46,300
 - Density 364.6/km² (944.3/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-7

San Antonio de los Baños is a municipality and city in the La Habana Province of Cuba.

It is located 26 km from the city of Havana, near the Ariguanabo River.[4] It was founded in 1802.[1]

Water is supplied to the town via a 100-year old aqueduct. In 2003, the town had no running water for two days while the aqueduct was being repaired.[5] There are 39 schools in the town, employing over 600 teachers. These schools include an academy of plastic arts, a school for training art teachers, and the International School of Film and Television Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión which was established in 1986. The town's library was founded in 1975, and has a collection of more than 32,000 books.[6]

There is an Air Force Base (AFB) of the same name near the town. It was built during World War II by the Americans,[7] who called it "The Cayuga" and used it as a base for the B-24 Liberator planes patrolling the Caribbean. After the war, it was handed over to the Cuban government and used by the Cuban Air Force. In a 1962 briefing paper on the Cuban Missile Crisis prepared by officials at the United States Department of Defense, the base was identified as "the headquarters for the Cuban revolutionary Air Force and the assembly point for all MIGs, except the MIG-21, which [had] previously been received in Cuba."[8]

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[edit] Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños had a population of 46,300.[3] With a total area of 127 km² (49 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 364.6/km² (944.3/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Número Uno, Número Dos, Número Tres, Número Cuatro, Ceiba del Agua, Norte, Sur and Vereda Nueva.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Guije.com. San Antonio de los Baños. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. (Spanish)
  2. ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. (Spanish)
  4. ^ Places to visit in Havana. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
  5. ^ "Water service interrupted in San Antonio de Los Baños", CubaNet News, 26 March 2003. Retrieved on 2006-06-19. 
  6. ^ Maricela Corvo de Armas; Jane Carpenter (Spring-Fall 2003). "World Libraries: Reading Initiatives: A Major Effort by the Libraries of the San Antonio de los Baños Community, Havana Province". World Libraries 13. ISSN 1092-7441. 
  7. ^ Cuban Air Force. Scramble. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
  8. ^ The Avalon Project: The Cuban Missile Crisis. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.

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