Cabañas, Cuba

Cabañas
Village
The church of Cabañas
Location of Cabañas in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°58′39.72″N 82°55′20.78″W / 22.9777000°N 82.9224389°W / 22.9777000; -82.9224389Coordinates: 22°58′39.72″N 82°55′20.78″W / 22.9777000°N 82.9224389°W / 22.9777000; -82.9224389
Country  Cuba
Province Artemisa
Municipality Mariel
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s) +53-7

Cabañas is a village and consejo popular of the municipality of Mariel, in the Artemisa Province, on the northeast coast in western Cuba.[1]

History

Prior to 1970 was a municipality of Pinar del Río Province. Cabañas bay is a harbor with industrial and fishing facilities, with an important base of the Cuban Navy.[2]

Geography

Located in the western corner of the Cabañas Bay (Bahía de Cabañas), by the Atlantic Ocean, Cabañas lies between Mariel (21 km west) and Bahía Honda (30 km east), and is crossed in the middle by the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN). It is 26 km from Guanajay, 34 from Artemisa and 67 from Havana city center.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Cabañas on EcuRed
  2. ↑ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 192. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0

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