Isabela de Sagua explained

Official Name:Isabela de Sagua
Other Name:Isabela
Nickname:La Venecia de Cuba
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Cuba#Villa Clara Province
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Isabela de Sagua in Cuba
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Villa Clara
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sagua la Grande
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1843
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3,187
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.9393°N -80.0126°W
Elevation M:5
Area Code:+53-422

Isabela de Sagua, also shortened as Isabela and nicknamed La Venecia de Cuba ("The Cuban Venice"),[1] is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Sagua la Grande, in Villa Clara Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,187.

History

The village was founded in 1843 as the port and customs of Sagua and, 5 years later, it was enabled for international import trade. Hurricane Kate (1985) severely damaged the village, which had to be largely rebuilt.[1]

Geography

Located on a peninsula, west of Sagua la Grande River mouth and by a lagoon, Isabela lies by the Atlantic Coast, in front of the Jardines del Rey archipelago. It is surrounded by a marsh, that spans around the peninsula.

It is 11 km from Nueva Isabela, 17 from Sagua, 27 from the Mogotes de Jumagua, 36 from Cifuentes and 66 from Santa Clara.

Transport

Isabela de Sagua has a port on the northwestern shore and a marina in the southwestern one. Its railway station is the northern terminus of the Santa Clara-Sagua-Isabela line and has some tracks serving the port. A provincial road links the village to Sagua la Grande and to the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://cubaholidays.co.uk/blogs/posts/118897/isabela-de-sagua-the-ruins-of-a-cuban-venice-that-slowly-rises-from-the-ashes "Isabela de Sagua - the ruins of a Cuban Venice that slowly rises from the ashes"