Guane Explained

Official Name:Guane
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pinar del Río
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1602
Established Title2:Established
Established Date2:1879
Area Total Km2:717
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:34922
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.2006°N -84.0839°W
Elevation M:25
Area Code:+53-82

Guane is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1602.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Cabo de San Antonio y La Fe, Catalina, Cortés, Hato de Guane, Isabel Rubio (Paso Real de Guane), Juan Gómez, La Grifa, Las Martinas, Los Acostas, Manuel Lazo (Cayuco), Portales, Pueblo, Punta de la Sierra, Sábalo and Tenería.[1]

The wards of the municipality include Punta de La Sierra, Portales, Guane 1, Guane 2, Combate la Teneria, Isabel Rubio, Sabalo, and Mollna. [2]

History

Guane is a Cuban Indigenous name. Before it was renamed Pinar del Río in 1774, the area was known as the old colonial capital of Guane.

It was the main city of Filipino migrants to Cuba, who were known as Chinos Manila among the local population. The Filipinos worked the huge tobacco plantations much as they did in their home country, in the present provinces of Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan and Isabela. During that time, the Spanish colonizers had a virtual monopoly of the tobacco trade through their company, the Tabacalera.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Guane had a population of 34,922.[3] With a total area of 717km2,[4] it has a population density of 49/km2.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guane. Guije.com. 2007-10-07. es.
  2. Web site: Zabala . Teresa Padron . 2012-11-15 . La mujer y su participación en los procesos de dirección en el territorio en Guane . 2022-10-20 . Monografias.com . es.
  3. Web site: Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-03 . www.citypopulation.de.
  4. Web site: Municipios of Cuba. Statoids. July 2003. 2007-10-07.