Banes
Banes | ||
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Coordinates: 20 ° 59 ′ N , 75 ° 43 ′ W Banes on the map of Cuba
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Basic data | ||
Country | Cuba | |
province | Holguín | |
Residents | 79,856 (2012) | |
Detailed data | ||
surface | 761 km 2 | |
Population density | 104.8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 100 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
Banes is a municipality and a city in eastern Cuba and belongs to the Holguín province . It is located approx. 40 km east of Playa Guardalavaca . The Bahía de Banes Bay flows into it.
sons and daughters of the town
- Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), Cuban President and dictator
- Rafael Diaz-Balart (1926–2005), Cuban lawyer and politician in Batista's government
- Óscar Pino Santos (1928–2004), Cuban journalist and diplomat
- Juan Miguel Pozo (* 1967), Cuban-German painter
- Nancy McLeón (* 1971), Cuban sprinter