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{{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Songo - La Maya |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto =  |image_skyline = La Maya DSC02224.jpg |image_caption = Main road in La Maya |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = Seal of Songo – La Maya.jpg |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = 120x90px |image_map = Songo - La Maya (Cuban municipal map).png |map_caption = Songo - La Maya municipality (red) within <br/> Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Cuba |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Santiago de Cuba |subdivision_type2 = Seat |subdivision_name2 = La Maya  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1858 (Alto Songo)<ref name=guije/> |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1879 |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 720.7 |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 =  |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation/> |population_note = |population_total = 89,819 |population_density_km2 = auto  |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|20|10|24|N|75|38|47|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 225  |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = +53-226 |website = https://www.songolamaya.gob.cu/ |footnotes = }}  '''Songo – La Maya''' is a municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located north-east of Santiago de Cuba and is centered on the towns of '''La Maya''' (municipal seat) and '''Alto Songo''' (or Songo).

==History== In 1943, the municipality consisted of the barrios (neighbourhoods) of Florida Blanca, Jarahueca, La Maya, La Sabana, Morón, Norte Cabecera, Palenque, Socorro, Sur Cabecera and Tí Arriba.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/oalto/index.htm|title=Songo - La Maya|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-05|language=es}}</ref>

==Geography== The municipality is located east of the province, neighboring the provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo; and borders with the municipalities of San Luis, Mayarí, Segundo Frente, El Salvador, Niceto Pérez and Santiago de Cuba.

It includes the town of La Maya and the villages of Alto Songo, Belleza, Bolaño, El Manguito, El Piñon, Jagua, Jarahueca, Jurisdicción, Jutinicú, La Perla, La Prueba, La Sabana, Los Reynaldos, Matahambre, Palmarejo, Río Arriba, San Benito del Crucero, Santa Cruz and Yerba de Guinea.<ref>{{OSM|r|5919055|Songo–La Maya}}</ref>

==Demographics== In 2022, the municipality of Songo – La Maya had a population of 89,819.<ref name="citypopulation">{{Cite web |title=Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> With a total area of {{convert|721|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it has a population density of {{convert|139.2|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

==See also== *List of cities in Cuba

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Songo - La Maya | North = Mayarí (Holguín), Segundo Frente | East = El Salvador (Guantánamo) | Southeast = Niceto Pérez (Guantánamo) | South = Santiago de Cuba | West = San Luis }} {{Municipalities in Santiago de Cuba}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Songo - La Maya}} Category:Populated places in Santiago de Cuba Province