Bejucal

Bejucal
Bejucal
Municipality
	Bejucal railway station
	Coat of arms
	Bejucal municipality (red) within ; Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°55′58″N82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Mayabeque
Founded	1874
Area
• Total	120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	28,205
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-7

Last updated February 07, 2024

Bejucal is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1713.^[1] It is well known as the terminal station of the first railroad built in Cuba and Latin America in 1837. It also hosts one of the most popular and traditional carnival fest in Cuba: "Charangas de Bejucal". Bejucal has also been known as a telecomunications site, hosting broadcasts of several news and media networks.^[4] It was also host to Soviet nuclear warheads during the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[5] Bejucal also hosts a signals intelligence listening station operated by the People's Liberation Army Third Department of the Joint Staff Department.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Geography

The municipality borders to the north with Boyeros (a municipal borough of Havana); to the east with San José de las Lajas; to the south with Quivicán; and on the west with San Antonio de los Baños.

It is divided into the barrios of Bejucal, Beltrán, Cuatro Caminos, Rancho Recreo, Buenaventura, Caguazo and Río Hondo.^[1]

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Bejucal had a population of 28,205.^[3] With a total area of 120 km² (46 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 240/km² (620/sq mi).

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Bejucal include:

Andy García, actor, was born and lived here until the age of five.
Albio Sires, Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th congressional district .^[9]
NJ Perez, author of highly acclaimed historical novels.

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References

1 2 3 Guije.com. "Bejucal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
1 2 "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
↑ "Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for site Bejucal".
↑ Dobbs, Michael (2008). One minute to midnight : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the brink of nuclear war (1 ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3. OCLC 176951842.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ "America and China try to move past a new bump in relations". The Economist . June 9, 2023. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 2023-06-16.
↑ Sherwood, Dave; Spetalnick, Matt (2023-06-14). "Does secretive Cuba base host Chinese spy station? US thinks so". Reuters . Retrieved 2023-06-16.
↑ Gámez Torres, Nora (June 8, 2023). "In bold move challenging the United States, Cuba agrees to host a Chinese spy base". Miami Herald . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
↑ Albio Sires, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed September 25, 2007.

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[guije-1] 1 2 3 Guije.com. "Bejucal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[statoids-2] 1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[citypopulation2-3] 1 2 "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[shortwave-4] "Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for site Bejucal".

[5] Dobbs, Michael (2008). One minute to midnight : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the brink of nuclear war (1 ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3. OCLC 176951842.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[6] "America and China try to move past a new bump in relations". The Economist . June 9, 2023. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[7] Sherwood, Dave; Spetalnick, Matt (2023-06-14). "Does secretive Cuba base host Chinese spy station? US thinks so". Reuters . Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[8] Gámez Torres, Nora (June 8, 2023). "In bold move challenging the United States, Cuba agrees to host a Chinese spy base". Miami Herald . Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[9] Albio Sires, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed September 25, 2007.

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