Quivicán
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Coordinates: 22 ° 49 ′ N , 82 ° 21 ′ W
Quivicán on the map of Cuba
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| Country |
 Cuba
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| province | Mayabeque |
| City foundation | 1700 |
| Residents | 29,253 (2004) |
| Detailed data | |
| surface | 283 km 2 |
| Population density | 103.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 50 m |
| prefix | (+53) 7 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
Quivicán is a municipality and a city in the Cuban province of Mayabeque . Until 2010 the municipality was part of the dissolved province of La Habana .
The municipality is located northeast of Güira de Melena and west of San Nicolás de Bari . The settlement was officially founded in 1700.
The municipality has 29,253 inhabitants on an area of 283 km², which corresponds to a population density of 103.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Quivicán is divided into three districts ( barrio ): Delicias, Güiro Marrero and Pueblo.
Personalities
- Bebo Valdés (1918–2013), jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Roldán González (* 1971), singer of the Cuban music group Orishas
Web links
- Quivicán at guije.com (Spanish)
