Official Name: | Rodas |
Other Name: | Rose |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Cienfuegos |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1859 |
Area Total Km2: | 552 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 32,719 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 22.3428°N -80.5553°W |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Area Code: | +53-432 |
Rodas (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of Lechuzo. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán general Caballero de Rodas.
The municipality is divided into the barrios and villages of Cabecera (the town proper), Ariza, Cartagena, Congojas, Jabacoa, La Unión, Limones, Medidas, Santiago, Soledad and Turquino. Until the 1977 administrative reform, the village of Arriete-Ciego Montero, currently in the municipality of Palmira, was part of it.[1]
It is bordered by the municipalities of Aguada de Pasajeros, Abreus, Cienfuegos, Palmira, Lajas, Santo Domingo (in Villa Clara Province) and Los Arabos (in Matanzas Province).
In 2022, the municipality of Rodas had a population of 32,719.[2] With a total area of 552km2,[3] it has a population density of 59/km2.