San Luis, Santiago de Cuba

San Luis
Municipality

Coat of arms

San Luis municipality (red) within
Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba
Location of San Luis in Cuba
Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W / 20.18806; -75.84861Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W / 20.18806; -75.84861
Country  Cuba
Province Santiago de Cuba
Established 1827[1]
Area
 • Total 498 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (2004)[2]
 • Total 88,496
 • Density 177.7/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s) +53-2248

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

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

In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496.[2] With a total area of 498 km2 (192 sq mi), it has a population density of 177.7/km2 (460/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.[1]

Economy

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 Guije.com. "San Luis" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  2. 1 2 Santiago.cu (2006). "Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-10-05.

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