Colón, Cuba

Colón
Colón
	Municipality
	Location o Colón in Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°43′21″N 80°54′24″W / 22.72250°N 80.90667°W
Kintra	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Foondit	1846
Established	1859 (Villa)
Area
• Total	597 km2 (231 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	71,579
• Density	119.9/km2 (311/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-52

Colón is a municipality an ceety in the Matanzas Province o Cuba.

Geografie

The municipality is dividit intae the campos o Agüica, Este, Guareiras, Jacán, Laguna Grande, Oeste an Palmillas.^[1]

History

The toun wis foondit in 1846^[1] unner the name Nueva Bermeja. In 1851 the railwey reaches the toun. In 1859, it achieves the status o villa (toun) wi the name Colón. The foonder's name is don Martín José Zozaya, who foondit the toun in the umwhile hacienda namit La Bermeja. The deed tae establish this toun wis signed in the ceety o Matanzas in 1836. At the time, don Martín set apairt laund for a cemetery an a kirk. The oreeginal name o the toun wis La Nueva Bermeja. The railwey haed arrivit near the new toun in 1843 but did no cross the toun till 1851. In 1852, Fernando Diago, the awner o the succar-mill Ponina, inaugurates the first public schuil in toun.

Economy

Colón's economy is centred aroond agricultur (succarcane, tobacco, citrus fruit, honey) an stock raisin. It is an important railwey centre an aw.

Demografics

In 2004, the municipality o Colón haed a population o 71,579.^[3] Wi a tot aurie o 597 km² (231 sq mi),^[2] it haes a population densitie o 119.9/km² (311/sq mi).

See an aw

References

↑ ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Colón". Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
↑ ^a ^b Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 7 October 2007. 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. (in Spaingie)

Colón: en el 150 aniversario de su fundación, published in Cuba in 1986.

Freemit airtins

Municipality wabpage (in Spaingie)

[guije-1] Guije.com. "Colón". Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)

[statoids-2] Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 7 October 2007. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[atenas-3] Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007. (in Spaingie)

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