Calabazar de Sagua

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Calabazar de Sagua
Calabazar
Village
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Calabazar de Sagua (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
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Location of Calabazar de Sagua in Cuba
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Calabazar de Sagua (Villa Clara Province)
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Calabazar de Sagua (Encrucijada)
Coordinates: 22°38′46.1″N79°53′43.6″W / 22.646139°N 79.895444°W / 22.646139; -79.895444
Country Cuba
Province Villa Clara
Municipality Encrucijada
Founded1865
Government
  President [1] Abel Bello Brito
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,912
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code +53-422

Calabazar de Sagua, also shortened as Calabazar, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Encrucijada, in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. In 2011 it had a population of 7,912.

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History

Founded in 1865, it was part of the neighboring municipality of Sagua la Grande until the 1977 administrative reform. [2]

Geography

Located on a rural plain in the middle of its province, Calabazar lies between Encrucijada (4.5 km southeast), El Purio (4 km northeast) and Mata (4.5&km southwest). It is 17 km from Cifuentes, 30 to Vueltas, 32 to Santa Clara, 37 to Sagua la Grande, 40 to Camajuaní, 50 to Remedios and 58 to Placetas and Caibarién. [3] In the center of the town there is the Parque Marti (Park Marti), it includes a statue of José Martí and a quote by him. [4]

Transport

The village is crossed in the middle by the "Circuito Norte" (CN) state highway, the 2nd longest one in the island. It counts a train station, Calabazar-Mata, located in the nearby village of Mata, on the Camajuaní-Encrucijada-Cifuentes (to Sagua) branch line.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 5:00am buses go to Santa Clara. From Sunday to Friday at 6:30pm and 8:15pm they also go to Santa Clara. [5]

Education

Schools in Calabazar include: [6]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. Leiva, Rosa Carmina Vilorio (2014-11-10). "Procedimiento para impulsar el Desarrollo Local del municipio de Encrucijada. Cuba". Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. Sagua la Grande on guije.com
  3. 1546016813 Calabazar de Sagua on OpenStreetMap
  4. lezumbalaberenjena (2021-12-12), Quick photos from the car in Calabazar de Sagua | Fotos de Calabazar de Sagua desde el carro, parque Martí , retrieved 2023-07-03
  5. Provincial, Equipo de Producción. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Transportación". Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Educación". www.somosencrucijada.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.