Banes, Cuba
Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus.
Banes | |
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Banes municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°58′11″N 75°42′42″W / 20.96972°N 75.71167°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Holguín |
| Established | 1887[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 781 km2 (302 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 81,274 |
| • Density | 104.1/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-24 |
| Website | https://www.banes.gob.cu/es/ |
The town of Banes is visited by tourists from Guardalavaca as it is the nearest town to the resort, and both are in the municipality of Banes. A museum featuring the Taino culture is situated halfway between both towns.
History edit
The name comes from the inhabitants Taino language word Bani, meaning "valley".[4]
Hurricane Ike made landfall here as a Category 4 hurricane on the evening of September 7, 2008, causing great losses of property.
Geography edit
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Barrio Amarillo, Angeles, Berros, Cañadón, Durruthy, Este, Flores, Macabi, Mulas, Nuevo Banes, Oeste, Retrete, Río Seco, Samá (includes Guardalavaca), Marcané, Veguitas and Yaguajay.[1]
Demographics edit
In 2004, the municipality of Banes had a population of 81,274.[3] With a total area of 781 km2 (302 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 104.1/km2 (270/sq mi).
Personalities edit
- Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), politician
- Victor Brown (?–2016), musician
- Rafael Díaz-Balart (1926–2005), politician
- Rafael José Díaz-Balart (1899–1985), politician
- Waldo Díaz-Balart (b. 1931), painter
- Julio González (1920–1991), baseball player
- Peruchín (1913–1977), pianist
- Gilberto Zaldívar (1934–2009), Cuban-American theatre director
- Liuba Zaldívar, Cuban-Ecuadorian triple jumper was born here in 1993[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Guije.com. "Banes" (in Spanish). from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Taino-Tribe.org. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ Sudameriano, Atletismo (2021-03-21). "Liuba Zaldívar, ecuatoriana con raíces cubanas". atletismosudamericano.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
External links edit
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