It was founded in 1605 by Italian shipwrecked sailors as Mantua, Cuba. It was founded in 1719 under the name Guane del Norte. In 1866 it was established as a municipality.[1] The settlement of Mantua is a National Monument of Cuba.[4]
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyos, Bartolo, Cabezas, Coronel Pozo (Lázaro), Fidel Pedraja, Guayabo, Macurijes, Mantua, Montezuelo and Pablo Suárez.[1]
In 2004, the municipality of Mantua had a population of 26,065.[3] With a total area of 915 km2 (353 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 28.5/km2 (74/sq mi).
Transport
The town is the western endpoint of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway.
mantua, cuba, mantua, spanish, pronunciation, ˈmantwa, municipality, town, pinar, río, province, cuba, mantuamunicipalitycoat, armsmantua, municipality, within, pinar, río, province, yellow, cubacoordinates, 29083, 28750, 29083, 28750, coordinates, 29083, 2875. Mantua Spanish pronunciation ˈmantwa is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Rio Province of Cuba MantuaMunicipalityCoat of armsMantua municipality red within Pinar del Rio Province yellow and CubaCoordinates 22 17 27 N 84 17 15 W 22 29083 N 84 28750 W 22 29083 84 28750 Coordinates 22 17 27 N 84 17 15 W 22 29083 N 84 28750 W 22 29083 84 28750CountryCubaProvincePinar del RioFounded1719 Guane del Norte 1 Established1866Area 2 Total915 km2 353 sq mi Elevation30 m 100 ft Population 2004 3 Total26 065 Density1 866 km2 4 830 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Area code 53 82 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Transport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditIt was founded in 1605 by Italian shipwrecked sailors as Mantua Cuba It was founded in 1719 under the name Guane del Norte In 1866 it was established as a municipality 1 The settlement of Mantua is a National Monument of Cuba 4 Geography EditThe municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyos Bartolo Cabezas Coronel Pozo Lazaro Fidel Pedraja Guayabo Macurijes Mantua Montezuelo and Pablo Suarez 1 Mantua Municipal Museum is located in the Jose Marti street Demographics EditIn 2004 the municipality of Mantua had a population of 26 065 3 With a total area of 915 km2 353 sq mi 2 it has a population density of 28 5 km2 74 sq mi Transport EditThe town is the western endpoint of the Circuito Norte CN highway See also EditMunicipalities of Cuba List of cities in CubaReferences Edit a b c Guije com Mantua in Spanish Retrieved 2007 10 07 a b Statoids July 2003 Municipios of Cuba Retrieved 2007 10 07 a b Atenas cu 2004 2004 Population trends by Province and Municipality in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 10 07 National Council for Cultural Heritage National Monuments in Cuba in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 12 11 Retrieved 2007 10 09 External links Edit Media related to Mantua Cuba at Wikimedia Commons This Cuban location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mantua Cuba amp oldid 1108330639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
