Surgidero de Batabanó explained

Official Name:Surgidero de Batabanó
Other Name:Surgidero
Settlement Type:Village
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Surgidero in Cuba
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mayabeque
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Batabanó
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1688
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6,000
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.6874°N -82.2938°W
Elevation M:5
Area Code:+53-7

Surgidero de Batabanó, also shortened as Surgidero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Batabanó, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 6,000.[1]

History

The village was officially founded on February 5, 1688.

Geography

Located by the Caribbean Coast, on the Gulf of Batabanó, Surgidero is a coastal village surrounded by a marsh, that lies 3 km south of Batabanó. It is 22 km from Melena del Sur, 24 from Quivicán, 30 from Playa Mayabeque, 32 from Güira de Melena, 37 from Güines, San José de las Lajas and Bejucal, and 54 from Havana city centre.

Transport

The Port of Surgidero, built in the 16th century, is the main port for the communication to Isla de la Juventud (to Nueva Gerona) and Cayo Largo del Sur, with ferryboat and passenger regular services.[2]

The local railway station is the southern terminus of the Havana-Surgidero line, part of the Havana Suburban Railway network. The village is 3 km far from the state highway "Circuito Sur" (CS).

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Notes and References

  1. Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 -
  2. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/isla-de-la-juventud/nueva-gerona/transport/getting-there-away/sea Sea transport in Nueva Gerona