Limonar Explained

Official Name:Limonar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Matanzas
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Lester Baró Escalona
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1876
Established Title2:Established
Established Date2:1976
Area Total Km2:449
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:26,708
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.9561°N -81.4086°W
Elevation M:5
Area Code:+53-52

Limonar is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.

Overview

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo, and San Miguel.

Established in 1876 as Guamacaro, the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status.[1] Limonar is the hometown of jumper Javier Sotomayor; jumper Marino Drake; fine art painter Aimeé García Marrero;[2] as well as professional baseball player Silvio García.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 26,708.[3] With a total area of 449km2,[4] it has a population density of 56.6/km2.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limonar . Municipalities in Matanzas . 2007-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041216212512/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Municipios/MunicipioLimonar.htm . December 16, 2004 .
  2. Book: Cuarto Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo: La Habana . 2005 . Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales . 31 . es . 8 Havana Biennial: Art With Life.
  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.