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.
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.
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.