Cueto, Cuba

Cueto
Municipality

Cueto municipality (red) within
Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba

Location of Cueto in Cuba

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. 1.0 1.1 Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  2. 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