San Luis, Santiago de Cuba
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.png) San Luis municipality (red) within Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Established | 1827[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 498 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 77,519 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-2248 |
| Website | https://www.sanluis.gob.cu/es/ |
San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Santiago de Cuba.
History[edit]
The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development. San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.
Demographics[edit]
In 2022, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 77,519.[2] With a total area of 498 km2 (192 sq mi), it has a population density of 160/km2 (410/sq mi).
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.[1]
Economy[edit]
- It is a railroad junction
- Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
- Stock raising
- Mining: manganese deposits
- Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby
Personalities[edit]
- Antonio Maceo y Grajales - Liberation Army General (The Bronze Titan)
- Ibrahim Ferrer - Son Singer
- Félix B. Caignet - Writer - El derecho de nacer
- Barbara Moya Montoya -Derecho de Autor- Compositora - Canciones
- Augusto Rivero Más - Architect
- Pedro Meurice Estíu - Archbishop, Santiago de Cuba
- Luis Garzón Masabó - Artist
- Cándido Fabré - Songwriter and Singer
- Justo Salas Arzuaga - First Afro-Cuban Mayor of City of Santiago de Cuba 1940-1945/First Afro-Cuban Governor of Oriente, Cuba 1956)
- Europa Casadevall Sola (la mujer mas bella del mundo) hija de Pedro Casadevall y Maria Sola
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Guije.com. "San Luis" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
External links[edit]
Media related to San Luis, Santiago de Cuba at Wikimedia Commons
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