Mayarí is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Mayarí | |
|---|---|
 San Gregorio Nacianceno church | |
.png) Mayarí municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′33″N 75°40′41″W / 20.65917°N 75.67806°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Holguín |
| Founded | 1757[1] |
| Established | January 19, 1879 (Municipality) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,307 km2 (505 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 92,792 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-24 |
History edit
The origins of the city date back to 1757 in Spanish Cuba,[1] when the first farms were established here by immigrant colonists. On 19 January 1879 the city became the seat of Mayarí Municipality.
Geography edit
The municipality is divided into the barrios and hamlets of Barajagua, Cabonico, Cajimaya, Chavaleta Norte, Chavaleta Sur, Guayabo, Juan Vicente, Mateo Sánchez, Punta de Tabaco, Río Frío, Sae-Tía, San Gregario Norte, San Gregorio Sur and Santa Isabel.[1] Birán, the birthplace of Fidel and Raúl Castro, was part of Mayarí until the 1976 reform, when it became part of the neighboring Cueto municipality.[4][5]
Among other barrios or neighborhoods in this municipality are: Felton (on Cajimaya Bay, once the seaport for the Bethlehem Cuba Iron Mines Company -Bethlehem Steel-), Guaro, Guatemala (on Nipe Bay, previously named Preston and a central sugar mill operated by the United Fruit Company), Nicaro-Levisa (on Levisa Bay, originally named Lengua de Pajaro which translated into English means bird's tongue -as viewed from an air ride-), El Purio, Santa Rita, La Italiana, Mandinga. The last two being on the road to the open mines named Mina Martí where nickel and cobalt exploitation started in the beginnings of the twentieth century by Bethlehem Cuba Iron Mines Company (Bethlehem Steel) and Nicaro Nickel Company.[6]
Demographics edit
In 2022, the municipality of Mayarí had a population of 92,792.[3] With a total area of 1,307 km2 (505 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 71/km2 (180/sq mi).
Main sights edit
The Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is partly located in the Mayarí Municipality and partly in neighboring Sagua de Tánamo Municipality.[7] Other attractions include Cayo Saetía, a scenic cay with beaches located within the municipality on the Bay of Nipe, north of the Mayarí city.
Popular culture edit
The city's name Mayarí is in the 1940s song "Voy para Mayarí" ("I'm going to Mayarí"), by Compay Segundo, and in his song "Chan Chan" on the Buena Vista Social Club album.
It also appears in the song “Las Mujeres de Mayarí” (“The women of Mayarí”) in the same album.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Guije.com. "Mayarí" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ 5904273 Cueto on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 1336109283 Birán on OpenStreetMap
- ^ Infos on archive.org
- ^ Radio Habana. "Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 4, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
External links edit
Media related to Mayarí at Wikimedia Commons
