Guajén, Cuba Explained

Guajén
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Cuba#Villa Clara Province#Cuba Camajuaní
Coordinates:22.5814°N -79.7631°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Villa Clara
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Camajuaní
Subdivision Type3:Ward (consejo popular)
Subdivision Name3:Aguada de Moya
Leader Title:Constituency Delegate (40th of Camajuaní)
Leader Name:Lázaro González Marrero
Unit Pref:Metric
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Population As Of:2022
Population Total:570
Population Density Km2:auto
Official Name:El Guajén

Guajén also known as El Guajén is a small community in Camajuaní, Cuba. It splits into the circunscripciónes of Guajén Camajuaní (on the Camajuani River) and Guía Guajén.[2]

The name “Guajén” is from Aboriginal origin.

Government

Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every community, Guajén has Constituency Delegate #40 Lázaro González Marrero. [3]

Geography

Guajén is a part of the ward of Aguada de Moya. Guajen has the CCS of "Julio Antonio Mella".[4]

Guajén shares the name with the Arroyo Guajén (Guajén Stream), located between Jarico and Aguada de Moya.

History

Guajén used to named "Finca El Guajén" (or "Farm of Guajén" in english) and be a part of the barrio of Aguada de Moya in the former Municipality of Vueltas until 1976.[5] [6] El Guajén used to had the "ingenio Guajén" (Guajén sugarmill) near the Camajuani River. [7]

In 2016, Rafael Santiesteban Pozo, member of the Council of State and national president of the National Association of Small Farmers organized the 50 year anniversary of the National Association of Small Farmers in CCS "Julio Antonio Mella".

In 2018, Villa Clara was flooded throughout the entire province, in Camajuaní the places that were flooded were El Rincón, Guajén, Sagua la Chica, Macagual, Guerrero, Floridano, Vega Alta, and Vega de Palma. [8]

Economy

According at the DMPF (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento de control de la Dirección Municipal de Planificación Física or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Guajén is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development.

Infrastructure

In Guajén there is the path of Guajén (Camino de Guajén) through the Camajuaní River and heads to Vega Alta and Paso Real.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granma . Chequea Díaz-Canel la implementación de medidas económicas y proyectos sociales en Villa Clara . 2023-01-15 . PORTAL DE LA RADIO CUBANA . es.
  2. Web site: Barroso . Joel Jiménez . Figueroa Vidal . Dr. Arq. Carlos. R. . Diagnóstico estratégico de la situación habitacional del municipio de Camajuaní . 67.
  3. Web site: Perera . Dalia Reyes . Llama Díaz-Canel a reforzar la unidad, el optimismo y la voluntad de vencer en visita a Villa Clara (+Audio y Fotos) . 2023-01-15 . CMHW . es-es . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115184445/https://www.cmhw.cu/villa-clara/inicio-diaz-canel-visita-a-villa-clara-por-la-comunidad-guajen . dead .
  4. Web site: Producir, máxima prioridad de los campesinos . 2023-04-13 . Granma.cu . es.
  5. Book: Aires, Club Universitario de Buenos . Gaceta Oficial . 1957-10-08 . es.
  6. Book: Cuba . Gaceta oficial de la República de Cuba . 1946 . es.
  7. Book: Pichardo y Tapia, Estéban . Caminos de la isla de Cuba. Itinerarios . 1865 . Habana, Impr. Militar de M. Soler . Harvard University.
  8. Web site: Francisnet Díaz Rondón . 2023-07-18 . www.facebook.com . en.
  9. Book: Tapia, Estéban Pichardo y . Caminos de la isla de Cuba: Itinerarios . 1865 . Impr. Militar de M. Soler . es.