Jagüey Grande

Jagüey Grande
Coordinates: 22 ° 32 ′  N , 81 ° 8 ′  W Jagüey Grande​ Jagüey Grande on the map of Cuba
Basic data
Country	Cuba
province	Matanzas
Residents	87,771  (2007)
Detailed data
surface	882 km 2
Population density	100 people / km 2
prefix	+ 53-52
Time zone	UTC -5

Jagüey Grande , usually simply as Jagüey (pronounced xaɣwej ) called, is a city and a municipality in the province of Matanzas in Cuba . The area is located in the southern center of the province, east of the Zapata Peninsula . The place owes its name to a large tree from the family of Ficus citrifolia , locally called Jagüey , which stood at this point.

sons and daughters of the town

• Mario García Menocal (1866–1941), politician and third President of Cuba from 1913 to 1921
• Jaime Ortega (1936–2019), Cardinal and Archbishop of Havana

Web links

Commons : Jagüey Grande  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jagüey Grande in the Cuban state online encyclopedia EcuRed