Mayarí

Mayarí is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba.

The origins of the city date back to 1757,^[1] when the first farms were established on the actual location. On January 19, 1879 the city became the seat of the municipality.

The Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is partly located in the Mayarí municipality and partly in neighboring Sagua de Tánamo.^[4] Other attractions include Cayo Saetia, a cay located north of Mayarí and the Bay of Nipe.

The name of the town figures in the famous song of the 1940s, "Voy para Mayari" by Compay Segundo, and in his song from the Buena Vista Social Club, "Chan Chan".

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Mayarí had a population of 105,505.^[3] With a total area of 1,307 km² (505 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 80.7 /km² (209 /sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Barajagua, Birán, Cabonico, Cajimaya, Chavaleta Norte, Chavaleta Sur, Guayabo, Juan Vicente, Mateo Sánchez, Punta de Tabaco, Río Frío, Sae-Tia, San Gregario Norte, San Gregorio Sur and Santa Isabel.^[1]

See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

Among other barrios or neighborhoods in this municipality are: Levisa,named after its river; Nicaro,originally named Lengua de Pajaro which translated into English means bird's tongue (as viewed from an air ride); El Purio, Santa Rita, La Italiana, Mandinga.The last two being on the road to the open mines named Mina Marti where nickel and cobalt exploitation started in the beginnings of the twentieth century by: United Fried Company and Nicaro Nickel.Company.http://www.archive.org/details/nicaro_nickel_company

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Guije.com. "Mayarí". http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/omayari/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-09.  (Spanish)
2. ^ ^{a b} Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-09.  (Spanish)
4. ^ Radio Habana. "Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal". Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20071004222518/http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/medioambiente/parques/sierracristal1.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-09.  (Spanish)