San Luis, Santiago de Cuba

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Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806, -75.84861
San Luis
Location of San Luis in Cuba
Country	Cuba
Province	Santiago de Cuba
Established	1827^[1]
Area
- Total	498 km² (192.3 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Population (2004)^[2]
- Total	88,496
- Density	177.7/km² (460.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+53-226

San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Santiago de Cuba.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Personalities
5 References

[edit] History

The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.

[edit] Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496.^[2] With a total area of 498 km² (192.3 sq mi), it has a population density of 177.7/km² (460.2/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.^[1]

[edit] Economy

It is a railroad junction
Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
Stock raising
Mining: manganese deposits
Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby