Cruces | |
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Municipality | |
Location o Cruces in Cuba | |
Coordinates: 22°20′31″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34194°N 80.27611°W | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Province | Cienfuegos |
Foondit | 1852[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Population (2004)[3] | |
• Total | 32,139 |
• Density | 162.3/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | +53-432 |
Cruces (Spainish pronunciation: [ˈkɾuses]) is a municipality an toun in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba. It is the hame o the Mal Tiempo Naitional Pairk which commemorates a battle in the 1895 War o Unthirldom.
The toun wis foondit in 1852 in a place kent as Sabana de Ibarra.[1] The railwey reaches the toun in 1855.
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Estrada Palma, Mal Tiempo, Marta an Monte Cristo. Thare wur 5 succar mills in the vicinity o Cruces, bi its traditional names: San Francisco, Andreita, Santa Catalina, Caracas an Hormiguero.[1]
In 2004, the municipality o Cruces haed a population o 32,139.[3] Wi a tot aurie o 198 km2 (76 sq mi),[2] it haes a population densitie o 162.3/km2 (420/sq mi).
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