| Constancia | |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Pushpin Map: | Cuba#Villa Clara Province#Cuba Encrucijada |
| Coordinates: | 22.5925°N -79.8567°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Villa Clara Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Encrucijada |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1867 |
| Leader Party: | Independent politician |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Celina Margarita Ruiz Rodríguez [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 67 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.75 |
| Area Rural Km2: | 66.25 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 2810 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Official Name: | Abel Santamaria |
| Named For: | Abel Santamaría |
| Population Urban: | 1460 |
| Population Rural: | 1350 |
Abel Santamaria also known as Constancia and is a ward (consejo popular) and a town in Encrucijada, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. It’s the birthplace of Abel Santamaría, a Cuban revolutionary that fought for the 26th of July Movement and his sister Haydée Santamaría.
Towns in Abel Santamaría’s ward are:
Abel Santamaria is south of La Sierra and El Purio. It is north of Santa Clara Municipality. To the east is the Sagua la Chica River and its west is Encrucijada Sur. [3]
Schools in Constancia include:[4]
Constancia is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara. [5]
The Ingenio Constantia Railway goes from the CAI Abel Santamaría to Zona 48 (also known as Cayo Hueso).
In Abel Santamaria there are monuments including:[6]