Gibara

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'''Gibara''' ({{IPA|es|xiˈβaɾa}}) is a town and municipality of the Province of Holguín in the Republic of Cuba. Gibara is the fourth largest town by population and the ninth by area in Holguín.<ref name="citypopulation" />

==Demographics== In 2022, the municipality of Gibara had a population of 69,451.<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|630|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name=statoids>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> it has a population density of {{convert|110|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyo Blanco, Blanquizal, Bocas, Candelaria, Cantimplora, Cupeycillos, Palmita, and Rabón.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/ogibara/index.htm|title=Gibara|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-05|language=es}} - the list of barrios in the article does not match the source, which refers to 1943 when the municipality was 1.5 times the size</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Gibara|volume=11|page=927}}

{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Gibara | N = ''North Atlantic Ocean'' | E = Rafael Freyre | S = Holguín | SW = Calixto García | W = Jesús Menéndez (Las Tunas) }} {{Municipalities in Holguín}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Populated places in Holguín Province