{{Distinguish|Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Fomento |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = 120x90px |image_map = Fomento (Cuban municipal map).png |map_caption = Fomento municipality (red) within <br> Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Cuba |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Sancti Spíritus |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1864<ref name=guije/> |established_title2 = Established |established_date2 = 1933 (Municipality |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = <ref name=statoids/> |area_total_km2 = 471 |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation/> |population_note = |population_total = 31,131 |population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|22|06|19|N|79|43|13|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 125 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = +53-41 |website = https://fomento.gob.cu/ |footnotes = }} <!--Infobox ends--> '''Fomento''' is a town and municipality in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1864.<ref name=guije/>
==Geography== The municipality is divided into the barrios of Fomento (municipal seat) and the village of Jíquimas.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vfomento/index.htm|title=Fomento|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07|language=es}}</ref> Until 1976 the villages of Juan Bravo and Güinía de Miranda were part of Fomento, when they passed in the new province of Villa Clara, as part of the municipality of Manicaragua.
==Demographics== In 2022, the municipality of Fomento had a population of 31,131.<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|471|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|66|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.
==Personalities== MLB All-Star Kendrys Morales was born in Fomento but spent the majority of his formative years in Havana.
==See also== *Municipalities of Cuba *List of cities in Cuba
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==External links== * [http://www.fomentografia.com ''Fomentografia'', Web of fomentense Photographer] {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Fomento | N = Placetas (Villa Clara) | E = Cabaiguán | SE = Sancti Spíritus | SW = Trinidad | W = Manicaragua (Villa Clara) }} {{Municipalities in Sancti Spíritus}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Sancti Spíritus Province
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