Cabezas (Unión de Reyes) explained

Official Name:Cabezas
Other Name:San Antonio de Cabezas
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Cuba
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Cabezas in Cuba
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Matanzas
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Unión de Reyes
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1822
Area Total Km2:28.70
Population Total:5,549
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.8407°N -81.6778°W
Elevation M:120
Area Code:+53-52

Cabezas, also known as San Antonio de Cabezas, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Unión de Reyes, in Matanzas Province. Sometimes referred to as Wajay,[1] it has a population of 5,549 and the council's administrative territory covers an area of 28.70 km².

History

The village was founded in 1822 around the church of San Antonio, and its population increased from 1827. Before the administrative reform of 1976, it was an autonomous municipality that included the villages of Bermeja, Bija, Lima and Magdalena.[2]

Geography

Located at the borders between the provinces of Matanzas and Mayabeque, Cabezas spans on a plain north of the Zapata Swamp. It is 6 km far from Bermeja, 8 from Palos, 14 from Nueva Paz, 20 from Unión de Reyes, 37 from Matanzas and 88 from Havana.

Transport

The village is crossed in the middle by the Circuito Sur highway (CS) and nearest station, Palos (on the Havana-Güines-Cienfuegos railway), is 8 km southwest. Nearest motorway exit, "Nueva Paz" (on the A1 motorway), is 14 km southwest.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.maphill.com/cuba/matanzas/wajay/ Wajay maps on maphill.com
  2. http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/mcabezas/index.htm Cabezas on guije.com