Mayarí

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Mayarí
Location of Mayarí in Cuba
Coordinates: 20°39′33″N 75°40′41″W / 20.65917, -75.67806
Country	Cuba
Province	Holguín
Founded	1757[1]
Established	January 19, 1879 (Municipality)
Area [2]
- Total	1,307 km² (504.6 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2004)[3]
- Total	105,505
- Density	80.7/km² (209/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+53-24

Mayarí is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba.

The origins of the city date back to 1757,^[1] when the first farms were established on the actual location. On January 19, 1879 the city became the seat of the municipality.

The Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is partly located in the Mayarí municipality and partly in neighboring Sagua de Tánamo.^[4] Other attractions include Cayo Saetia, a cay located noth of Mayarí and the Bay of Nipe.

The name of the town figures in the famous song of the 1940s, "Voy para Mayari" by Compay Segundo.

[edit] Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Mayarí had a population of 105,505.^[3] With a total area of 1,307 km² (504.6 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 80.7/km² (209/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Barajagua, Birán, Cabonico, Cajimaya, Chavaleta Norte, Chavaleta Sur, Guayabo, Juan Vicente, Mateo Sánchez, Punta de Tabaco, Río Frío, Sae-Tia, San Gregario Norte, San Gregorio Sur and Santa Isabel.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

[edit] References

	Báguanos	Antilla Bay of Nipe		v • d • e
	Cueto		Frank País
		Mayarí
	Birán	Segundo Frente	Sagua de Tánamo

v • d • e Municipalities in Holguín Province Antilla · Báguanos · Banes · Cacocum · Calixto Garcia · Cueto · Frank País · Gibara · Holguín · Mayarí · Moa · Rafael Freyre · Sagua de Tánamo · Urbano Noris

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