Cabaiguán

{{For|the cigar brand|Cabaiguán (cigar)}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Cabaiguán |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = Pueblo de los Berracos |settlement_type = Municipality |motto =  |image_skyline = Cabaiguán 1.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = A road in town's centre |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Escudo Cabaiguán.png |shield_size = 120x90px |image_map = Cabaiguán (Cuban municipal map).png |map_caption = Cabaiguán municipality (red) within <br> Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Cuba |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Sancti Spíritus |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1894<ref name=guije/> |established_title2 = Established |established_date2 = 1926 (Municipality) |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = <ref name=statoids/> |area_total_km2 = 597 |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 =  |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation/> |population_note = |population_total = 63,981 |population_density_km2 = auto  |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|22|05|2|N|79|29|43|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 135  |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = +53-41 |website = https://cabaiguan.gob.cu/ |footnotes = }} '''Cabaiguán''' ({{IPA|es|kaβajˈɣwan}}) is a municipality and town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. With an urban population of 42,075<ref>Data referred to the main town, whole municipality counts 63,981 inhabitants</ref> is the 3rd largest town of the province.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabaiguán (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/sancti_sp%C3%ADritus/2804__cabaigu%C3%A1n/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Yaguajay, to the east with the municipality of Taguasco, to the south with the municipality of Sancti Spíritus with the Tuinicú River serving as its limit, to the southwest with Fomento and to the west and northwest with Placetas, a municipality within the province of Villa Clara. It has a territorial area of 598.98 km<sup>2</sup>.

==Overview== It was founded in 1894,<ref name=guije/> and established as a municipality in 1926. The municipality is divided into the ''consejos populares'' (i.e. "popular councils") of Cabaiguán and the villages of Neiva, Pedro Barba, Guayos and Santa Lucía.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url= http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vcabaiguan/index.htm| title=Cabaiguán| author=Guije.com| accessdate=2007-10-07|language=es}}</ref>

==Demographics== In 2022, the municipality of Cabaiguán had a population of 63,981.<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|597|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name=statoids>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> it has a population density of {{convert|110|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. Cabaiguan was known as the Cuban epicenter of migration from the Canary Islands.

==Economy== Cabaiguán is best known for its cigars; and there is a small cigar factory where various brands of international renown are produced. It also has an oil refinery built in 1947 and the Nieves Morejon quarry, where the Provincial Prison is located.

==Transport== The town straddles the Carretera Central highway and is served by the A1 motorway. It has a railway station on the central Havana-Santiago line.

==See also== *{{Portal-inline|Cuba}} *Municipalities of Cuba *List of cities in Cuba

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9018421/ Cabaiguán] at Encyclopædia Britannica

{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Cabaiguán | N = Remedios (Villa Clara) | NE = Yaguajay | E = Taguasco | S = Sancti Spíritus | W = Placetas (Villa Clara)<br/>Fomento }} {{Municipalities in Sancti Spíritus}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabaiguan}} Category:Cities in Cuba Category:Populated places in Sancti Spíritus Province Category:Populated places established in 1894