Guamá (Cuba)
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Coordinates: 19 ° 59 ′ N , 76 ° 25 ′ W
Guamá on the map of Cuba
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 Cuba
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| province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Residents | 35,516 (2005) |
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| surface | 964.6 |
| Population density | 36.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 20 m |
| Waters | Caribbean Sea |
| prefix | + 53-22 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
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Guamá is a municipality in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba . It runs elongated west of the provincial capital Santiago on the Caribbean coast to the west of the Granma province . In the north it borders on the Municipios Tercer Frente and Palma Soriano . The administrative seat of the municipality is the small town of Chivirico . The highest peaks are the Pico Real del Turquino , the Pico Cuba and the Pico Suecia .
The main industry in the region is agro-industry. The most important products are coffee, wood, citrus fruits, fish and cattle.
The municipality of Guamá has 35,516 inhabitants spread over an area of 964.6 km², which corresponds to a population density of 36.8 per km².
The municipality owes its name to the Taíno - Kazike Guamá , who led a rebellion against the Spanish conquistadors in 1530 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Santiago.cu: Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba ( Spanish ) 2006. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
