Alquízar
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Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′ N , 82 ° 35 ′ W
Alquízar on the map of Cuba
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| Country |
 Cuba
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| province | Artemisa |
| City foundation | 1879 |
| Residents | 29,616 (2004) |
| Detailed data | |
| surface | 205 km 2 |
| Population density | 144.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 25 m |
| prefix | (+53) 7 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
Alquízar is a city and a municipality in the Cuban province of Artemisa . Until December 31, 2010 it was part of what was then the province of La Habana .
The city is located southwest of San Antonio de los Baños and west of Güira de Melena . The settlement was first mentioned in 1616 when a coffee plantation was established. A garrison was stationed in 1826, and in 1879 the current settlement was officially founded.
The municipality has 29,616 inhabitants on an area of 205 km², which corresponds to a population density of 144.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The municipality is divided into five districts ( barrio ): Guanímar, La Paz, Pueblo, San Andrés and Tumbadero.
Personalities
- Antonio Núñez Jiménez (1923–1998), Cuban revolutionary, anthropologist and geographer
Web links
- Alquízar at guije.com (Spanish)
