Holguín
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Coordinates: 20 ° 53 ′ N , 76 ° 15 ′ W
Holguín on the map of Cuba
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| Country | Cuba |
| province | Holguín |
| City foundation | 1545 |
| Residents | 346,195 (2012) |
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| surface | 689.81 km 2 |
| Population density | 501.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 5 m |
| City structure | 43 barrios |
| Post Code | 80100 |
| prefix | + 53-24 |
| License Plate | O |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
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Holguín [ olˈɣin ] is a city in eastern Cuba and the capital of the province of the same name . With 346,195 inhabitants (2012 census) it is the third largest city in Cuba.
geography
Geographical location
Holguín is located about 500 km east of the capital Havana .
history
Holguín was probably named as San Isidoro de Holguín in 1545 after its Spanish founder, the officer García de Holguín. King Ferdinand VII granted the place city rights in 1752. In 1872 the city was temporarily liberated from the Spanish by Calixto García and from then on it was an important center in the wars of independence.
religion
The city is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop . On November 14, 2005 , Pope Benedict XVI appointed to the new Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría , who had previously been Bishop of Cienfuegos .
See: Diocese of Holguín
Culture and sights
The cityscape is dominated by several parks, the Galixto García Park is centrally located .
Near the find galleries Moncada and Bayado .
Holguín has a library and the Casa de la Trova club .
cathedral
The Holguin Cathedral was built in 1720 (Catedral de San Isidro).
theatre
The cinema is named after José Martí , the municipal theater after Eddy Suñol .
Museums
Holguín has a museum called La Periquera , a natural history museum and a museum of Holguín's history .
Natural monuments
From the lookout point on the Loma de la Cruz mountain, with its 450 steps, you can see the whole city.
Sports
Holguín has a baseball stadium .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The city owns the airport Frank País an international commercial airport , the Holguin with Havana and various international destinations such as Frankfurt links.
From 1894 to 1956, Holguín was the terminus of the Gibara – Holguín railway .
Established businesses
The place has a large brewery , Cervecería Bucanero SA , which, in addition to the house brands Bucanero Fuerte and Bucanero Max, also brews the beers of the Cristal and Mayabe brands . The non-alcoholic, malt-containing soft drink Malta is also produced there.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Calixto García (1839–1898), general in three wars of independence
- Faustino Oramas (1911–2007), known as El Guayabero, musician
- Peruchín (1913–1977), pianist, composer and arranger
- Luis Pavón (1930–2013), lawyer, journalist, politician and writer
- Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990), writer and dissident
- Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz (* 1948), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Pinar del Río
- Rubén González Ávila (* around 1960), classical guitarist and music teacher
- Ramón Valle (born 1964), musician
- Ángel Espinosa (1966-2017), amateur boxer
- Leuris Pupo (* 1977), marksman
- Lázaro Bruzón (* 1982), chess player
- Lisandra Llaudy Pupo (* 1988), chess player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Censo de Población y Viviendas 2012. Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (ONEI), La Habana, Cuba, 2014, accessed on November 17, 2014 (es.).
- ↑ Granma Internacional: La Cristal acepta el reto ( Memento of September 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) of April 5, 2003
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