Alquízar
Alquízar is a municipality an ceety in the Artemisa Province o Cuba.
Alquízar | |
|---|---|
  Location o Alquízar in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°48′24″N 82°34′58″W / 22.80667°N 82.58278°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Artemisa |
| Foondit | 1879[1] |
| Established | 1 Januar 1879 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 29,616 |
| • Density | 153.5/km2 (398/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-7 |
The toun is locatit in the sooth-wast corner o the province, sooth-wast o San Antonio de los Baños an wast o Güira de Melena.
The settlement wis first mentioned in 1616, as a coffee plantation awned bi Don Sancho de Alquízar, who gives the name o the commonty. In 1826, a garrison wis established here,[1] an it wis incorporatit in 1879.
Demografics
eeditIn 2004, the municipality o Alquízar haed a population o 29,616.[3] Wi a total aurie o 193 km2 (75 sq mi),[2] it haes a population densitie o 153.5/km2 (398/sq mi).
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Guanímar, La Paz, Pueblo (caipital), San Andrés an Tumbadero.[1]
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ a b c Guije.com. "Alquízar". Archived frae the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) (in Spaingie) - ↑ a b Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived frae the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ↑ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)