{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Jobabo |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 = Jobabo (Cuban municipal map).png |map_caption = Jobabo municipality (red) within <br> Las Tunas Province (yellow) and Cuba <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Cuba |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Las Tunas |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = <ref name=statoids/> |area_total_km2 = 884 |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 = 40,345 |population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|20|54|28|N|77|16|59|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 50 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = +53-31 |website = https://www.jobabo.gob.cu/ |footnotes = }} <!--Infobox ends--> '''Jobabo''' is a municipality and town in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located in the southern part of the province, {{convert|34|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Las Tunas, the provincial capital.
==Overview== Jobabo is named from the taino word jobabol, meaning ''"a place where many jobo trees grow"''.<ref name=periodico26>{{Cite web|url=http://www.periodico26.cu/english/tunas_profile/jobabo.htm |title=Jobabo |author=Periodico 26 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623052104/http://www.periodico26.cu/english/tunas_profile/jobabo.htm |archivedate=2007-06-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Demographics== In 2022, the municipality of Jobabo had a population of 40,345.<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|884|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=2007-10-06}}</ref> it has a population density of {{convert|46|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.
==See also== *Municipalities of Cuba *List of cities in Cuba
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{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Jobabo | N = Guáimaro (Camagüey) | E = Las Tunas | SE = Río Cauto (Granma) | S = ''Gulf of Guacanayabo'' | W = Colombia }} {{Municipalities in Las Tunas}}
Category:Populated places in Las Tunas Province
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