Cueto, Cuba
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Cueto | |
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Municipality | |
Cueto municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
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Coordinates: 20°38′53″N 75°55′54″W / 20.64806°N 75.93167°WCoordinates: 20°38′53″N 75°55′54″W / 20.64806°N 75.93167°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Holguín |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 326 km2 (126 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 34,503 |
• Density | 105.8/km2 (274/sq mi) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | +53-24 |
Cueto is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Cueto had a population of 34,503.[2] With a total area of 326 km2 (126 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 105.8 /km2 (274 /sq mi).
Media
The name of the town, along with its municipal villages of Alto Cedro and Marcané, figures in the song of the 1940s, "Voy para Mayarí" ("I'm going to Mayarí") by Compay Segundo, and in his song from the Buena Vista Social Club, "Chan Chan".
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Retrieved 2007-10-05. (Spanish)
External links
Media related to Cueto at Wikimedia Commons
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