Calabazar de Sagua
Calabazar
Village
Coat of arms of Calabazar de Sagua
Coat of arms
Calabazar de Sagua (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
Calabazar de Sagua (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
Calabazar de Sagua is located in Cuba
Calabazar de Sagua
Location of Calabazar de Sagua in Cuba
Calabazar de Sagua is located in Villa Clara Province
Calabazar de Sagua
Calabazar de Sagua (Villa Clara Province)
Calabazar de Sagua is located in Encrucijada
Calabazar de Sagua
Calabazar de Sagua (Encrucijada)
Coordinates: 22°38′46.1″N 79°53′43.6″W / 22.646139°N 79.895444°W / 22.646139; -79.895444
CountryCuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
MunicipalityEncrucijada
Founded1865
Government
 • President [1]Abel Bello Brito
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,912
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-422

Calabazar de Sagua, also shortened as Calabazar, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Encrucijada, in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. In 2011 it had a population of 7,912.

History

Founded in 1865, it was part of the neighboring municipality of Sagua la Grande until the 1977 administrative reform.[2]

Geography

Located on a rural plain in the middle of its province, Calabazar lies between Encrucijada (4.5 km southeast), El Purio (4 km northeast) and Mata (4.5&km southwest). It is 17 km from Cifuentes, 30 to Vueltas, 32 to Santa Clara, 37 to Sagua la Grande, 40 to Camajuaní, 50 to Remedios and 58 to Placetas and Caibarién.[3] In the center of the town there is the Parque Marti (Park Marti), it includes a statue of José Martí and a quote by him. [4]

Transport

The village is crossed in the middle by the "Circuito Norte" (CN) state highway, the 2nd longest one in the island. It counts a train station, Calabazar-Mata, located in the nearby village of Mata, on the Camajuaní-Encrucijada-Cifuentes (to Sagua) branch line.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 5:00am buses go to Santa Clara. From Sunday to Friday at 6:30pm and 8:15pm they also go to Santa Clara. [5]

Education

Schools in Calabazar include: [6]

  • José Martí Primary School
  • Antonio Maceo Primary School
  • Neptalí Martínez CM
  • José Manuel Fuertes Jiménez Special School
  • Antonio Guiteras CEA

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leiva, Rosa Carmina Vilorio (2014-11-10). "Procedimiento para impulsar el Desarrollo Local del municipio de Encrucijada. Cuba". Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ↑ Sagua la Grande on guije.com
  3. ↑ 1546016813 Calabazar de Sagua on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ lezumbalaberenjena (2021-12-12), Quick photos from the car in Calabazar de Sagua | Fotos de Calabazar de Sagua desde el carro, parque Martí, retrieved 2023-07-03
  5. ↑ Provincial, Equipo de Producción. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Transportación". Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Educación". www.somosencrucijada.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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