Remedios, Cuba
Remedios (San Juan de los Remedios) is a ceety an municipality locatit 3 mile (4.8 km) frae the northren coast o Cuba, in the centre o the island. It is pairt o the province o Villa Clara. It wis declared a ceety bi Isabel II, Queen o Spain, when the island wis still a colony. Remedios is the Cradle o the Parrandas, possibly the Caribbean's lairgest an auldest traditional festivity.
Remedios (San Juan de los Remedios) | |
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 Iglesia Mayor in Remedios | |
  Location o Remedios in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′32″N 79°32′45″W / 22.49222°N 79.54583°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Established | 1513 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 560 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 46,482 |
| • Density | 83.0/km2 (215/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-42-39 |
Remedios is locatit aboot 4 oors awa bi bus frae Havana, aroond 50 minutes frae Santa Clara an thare is less nor an oor frae thare tae beach resorts in the Santa Maria - Las Brujas cays baith situatit north o the province.
Demografics
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In 2004, the municipality of Remedios had a population of 46,482.[2] With a total area of 560 km2 (220 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 83.0/km2 (215/sq mi).
Sister ceety
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Ann Arbor, USA.
La Orotava, Spain.
See an aw
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|month=ignored (help) - ↑ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Spaingie)