Official Name: | Jibacoa |
Other Name: | Playa Jibacoa |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Cuba |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jibacoa in Cuba |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mayabeque |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Santa Cruz del Norte |
Established Title: | Founded |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 23.1542°N -81.9172°W |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Area Code: | +53-47 |
Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Jibacoa River, 60 km east of Havana.
The settlement was founded in 1756 on the location of a corral.