San Luis, Santiago de Cuba

Municipality in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

San Luis

Municipality

San Luis municipality (red) within
Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba

Coordinates: 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W﻿ / ﻿20.18806°N 75.84861°W﻿ / 20.18806; -75.84861
Country| Cuba
Province| Santiago de Cuba
Established| 1827[1]
Area

• Total

| 498 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation

| 200 m (700 ft)
Population

(2022)[2]

• Total

| 77,519
• Density| 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
Area code| +53-2248
Website| https://www.sanluis.gob.cu/es/

San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Santiago de Cuba.

## History

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The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development. San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.

## Demographics

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In 2022, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 77,519.[2] With a total area of 498 km2 (192 sq mi), it has a population density of 160/km2 (410/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.[1]

## Economy

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* It is a railroad junction
* Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
* Stock raising
* Mining: manganese deposits
* Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby

## Personalities

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* Antonio Maceo y Grajales - Liberation Army General (The Bronze Titan)
* Ibrahim Ferrer \- Son Singer
* Félix B. Caignet \- Writer - El derecho de nacer
* Barbara Moya Montoya -Derecho de Autor- Compositora - Canciones
* Augusto Rivero Más - Architect
* Pedro Meurice Estíu \- Archbishop, Santiago de Cuba
* Luis Garzón Masabó \- Artist
* Cándido Fabré \- Songwriter and Singer
* Justo Salas Arzuaga \- First Afro-Cuban Mayor of City of Santiago de Cuba 1940-1945/First Afro-Cuban Governor of Oriente, Cuba 1956)
* Europa Casadevall Sola (la mujer mas bella del mundo) hija de Pedro Casadevall y Maria Sola

## See also

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* Cuba portal

* List of cities in Cuba
* Municipalities of Cuba

## References

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1. ^ a b Guije.com. "San Luis" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-05.
2. ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

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* Guamá
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