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Limonar is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.
Limonar | |
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Municipality | |
 Main street and town's church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Limonar municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′22″N 81°24′31″W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Founded | 1876[1] |
| Established | 1976 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 25,421 |
| • Density | 56.6/km2 (147/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
Overview
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo, and San Miguel.
Established in 1876 as Guamacaro, the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status.[1] Limonar is the hometown of jumper Javier Sotomayor; jumper Marino Drake; fine art painter Aimeé García Marrero;[4] as well as professional baseball player Silvio García.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 25,421.[3] With a total area of 449 km2 (173 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 56.6/km2 (147/sq mi).
See also
- Municipalities of Cuba
- List of cities in Cuba
References
- Municipalities in Matanzas. "Limonar". Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- Cuarto Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo: La Habana [8 Havana Biennial: Art With Life] (in Spanish). Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. 2005. p. 31.
External links
Media related to Limonar at Wikimedia Commons
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