Official Name: | Yateras |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guantánamo |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Palenque |
Area Total Km2: | 664 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 18,642 |
Population Urban: | 3,076 |
Population Rural: | 15,566 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 20.35°N -74.9244°W |
Elevation M: | 370 |
Area Code: | +53-21 |
Website: | https://www.yateras.gob.cu/es/ |
Yateras is a municipality in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Palenque, in the northern part of the province. Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is partly located in this municipality. It is considered the highest settlement in Cuba.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Casimbas, Casisey Abajo, Casisey Arriba, Guayabal, Palmar, Río Seco, San Andrés, Sigual and Yateras.[1] Jamaica, now seat of Manuel Tames municipality, was part of Yateras until the reform of 1976.
In 2022, the municipality of Yateras had a population of 18,642.[2] With a total area of 664km2,[3] it has a population density of 28/km2.
Yateras is twinned with: