San Antonio de los Baños explained

Official Name:San Antonio de los Baños
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Artemisa
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Bladimir Parada Rodríguez
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1802
Established Title2:Established
Established Date2:1879 (Municipality)
Area Total Km2:127
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:51,314
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.8883°N -82.5058°W
Elevation M:60
Area Code:+53-47
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

San Antonio de los Baños is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province of Cuba. It is located 26 km from the city of Havana, and the Ariguanabo River runs through it. It was founded in 1802.

History

There are 39 schools in the town, employing over 600 teachers. These schools include an academy of plastic arts, a school for training art teachers, and the International School of Cinema and Television Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión which was established in 1986. The town's library was founded in 1975, and has a collection of more than 32,000 books.[1] There is also the San Antonio de los Baños Municipal Museum.

San Antonio de los Baños Airfield was inaugurated on September 1942. Initially operated by transport aircraft and bombers Douglas B-26 and Boeing B-29, which conducted training in the Caribbean, no aircraft that was part of Cuban aviation could land at the Military Base without prior authorization from the same authorities.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Este Urbano, Centro urbano and Oeste urbano as well as La Ceiba, Encrucijada, Mi Rancho, San Paul, Govea, Pueblo Textil, El Palenque and La Base.[2]

Climate

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños had a population of 51,314.[3] With a total area of 127km2,[4] it has a population density of 400/km2.

Notable people

Twin towns

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Armas . Maricela Corvo de . Carpenter . Jane . World Libraries: Reading Initiatives: A Major Effort by the Libraries of the San Antonio de los Baños Community, Havana Province . 2006-06-19 . World Libraries . Spring–Fall 2003 . 13 . 1092-7441 . 2006-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060713053744/http://www.worlib.org/vol13no1-2/corvo_v13n1-2.shtml . dead .
  2. Web site: Guije.com . San Antonio de los Baños . 2007-10-07 . es.
  3. Web site: Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-03 . www.citypopulation.de.
  4. Web site: Statoids . Municipios of Cuba . July 2003 . 2007-10-07.