La Quinta | |
Settlement Type: | Village [1] |
Nickname: | Quinta, Quinto, Poblado la Quinta |
Pushpin Map: | Cuba#Villa Clara Province#Cuba Camajuaní |
Coordinates: | 22.5083°N -79.7628°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Villa Clara |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Camajuaní |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Land Km2: | 0.3153 |
Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
Population Total: | 1026 [2] |
Population Density Km2: | 3,254/km² |
La Quinta, also known as Quinta, Quinto, and Poblado la Quinta is a small town and ward (consejo popular) home of 1,026 in Camajuani, Villa Clara, Cuba. Nearby towns are Romano, La Mano, Piedra, Aguijón, Matilde Blanquizal, and La Flora. [2] [3]
Juan Bruno Zayas, a general in the Cuban war of Independence lived shortly in La Quinta and later Vega Alta. [4]
Until 1976 La Quinta was a part of San Antonio de las Vueltas Municipality. [5]
In 1992, Caledonia Valdés became the president of the ward until 1998, where he switched to a president of Camajuaní II. [6]
La Quinta has one school, which is: [7]
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, La Quinta is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. [8]
The Provincial Tobacco Company La Estrella has territory in La Quinta, Camajuani, Aguada de Moya, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Taguayabón. [9]
In La Quinta, Taguayabón, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Vega de Palma there are a combined total of 13 Municipal Collection Establishment squares. There is also one Twisted Factory in La Quinta and an egg hatchery, with the person owning the egg hatchery being Carlos Quintanal Feito.