Official Name: | La Sierpe |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sancti Spíritus |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Yilián Díaz Meneses |
Area Total Km2: | 1035 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 16,573 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 21.7606°N -79.2433°W |
Elevation M: | 35 |
Area Code: | +53-41 |
Website: | https://lasierpe.gob.cu/ |
La Sierpe is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It is located in the south-eastern part of the province, 30km (20miles) from Sancti Spiritus, the provincial capital.
It borders the Gulf of Ana Maria of the Caribbean Sea to the south and the province of Ciego de Ávila to the east.
It is also located near the geographic center of the country.
In 2022, the municipality of La Sierpe had a population of 16,937.[1] With a total area of 1035km2,[2] it has a population density of 16/km2.