Cuba (Portugal)
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Alentejo | |||||
Sub-region : | Baixo Alentejo | |||||
District : | Be yes | |||||
Concelho : | Cuba | |||||
Coordinates : | 38 ° 10 ′ N , 7 ° 53 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 3306 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 70.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 47 inhabitants per km² | |||||
politics | ||||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Cuba Rua João Vaz 7940-159 Cuba |
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Website: | jfcuba.no.sapo.pt | |||||
Cuba county | ||||||
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Residents: | 4878 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 172.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 28 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 4th | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Cuba Rua Serpa Pinto 84 7940-172 Cuba |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Francisco AG Orelha | |||||
Website: | www.cm-cuba.pt |
Cuba is a vila (small town) and a district ( concelho ) in the sub-region of the Baixo Alentejo in Portugal , with an area of 70.1 km² and a population of 3306 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). Cuba is an agricultural center of the region, and one of the places that Christopher Columbus call the son of their city.
geography
Cuba is located at an altitude of 187 m between olive groves, on the western bank of a tributary of the Ribeira de Odivelas . The city is located 18 km north of the district capital Beja.
history
Antas and other finds document human settlement in Cuba since around 3000 BC. Thebuildings foundfrom Roman times, such as bridges, reservoirs , villa rusticas, etc. a., indicate a certain importance of the place in the province of Lusitania . There are no significant findsfrom the Moorish period, which can beexplainedby the destructive battles during the Reconquista .
Conquered by Dom Sancho II from the Arab Moors, the place was called Cuba because a lot of "Cubas" (vessels for wine storage) were found or, according to another opinion, the name Cuba has an even older origin and is derived from the name " Coba ”, an Arabic diminutive that means tower. The place was officially mentioned for the first time in today's Kingdom of Portugal in the 13th century. Cuba has been an independent circle since 1782.
On January 10, 2008, old master Manoel de Oliveira's film Christopher Columbus - The Riddle in Cuba had its commercial premiere. Using numerous historical evidence, the film investigates the theory that Columbus was born as an illegitimate offspring of the Portuguese royal family in Cuba and grew up there. This is one of the reasons why he named the largest island he discovered after his hometown.
Worth seeing
- Art Nouveau villa of the Buralho family in the center of the city (built around 1920)
- Convento de Cuba
- Largo da Bica (square with a monument in the center)
- The Lion Fountain - Fonte dos Leões
- Columbus Monument (alleged son of the city)
- Cuba dam
- Museu de Arte Sacra e Arqueologia de Vila Alva (Museum of Sacred Art and Archeology Museum)
- Tesouro da Igreja Matriz de S. Vicente de Cuba (church with a separate exhibition of its art treasures)
administration
circle
Cuba is the administrative seat of the district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Portel , Vidigueira , Beja , Ferreira do Alentejo and Alvito .
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the district of Cuba:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Cuba | 3,306 | 70.09 | 47 | 020701 |
Faro do Alentejo | 591 | 44.68 | 13 | 020702 |
Vila Alva | 514 | 37.20 | 14th | 020703 |
Vila Ruiva | 467 | 20.12 | 23 | 020704 |
Cuba County (Portugal) | 4,878 | 172.09 | 28 | 0207 |
Population development
Population in the district of Cuba (1801–2011) | |||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
3742 | 3944 | 6103 | 8054 | 7554 | 5740 | 5494 | 4994 | 4878 |
Municipal holiday
- Easter Monday
traffic
Cuba is on the Linha do Alentejo railway line and the IP2 highway.
economy
Agriculture is a traditionally important factor in the district, in addition to grain (wheat, oats, barley), the cultivation of sunflowers for oil production is also important. Furthermore, flax (linen), soy and cotton are grown, wine and olive oil are produced and livestock is farmed, especially cows and sheep.
Medium-sized family businesses in the shoe, textile, wood processing and food industries determine the sector of the manufacturing industry in the district.
Retail and catering offer some jobs in the service sector, which has its largest employers in the district, especially in social institutions, education and urban companies.
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Cuba (Portugal) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website
- RailFanEurope.net shows pictures of the train station in Cuba
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ www.cm-cuba.pt , accessed on January 4, 2012
- ↑ www.cm-cuba.pt , accessed on January 4, 2012