Calabazar De Sagua
History
Founded in 1865, it was part of the neighboring municipality of Sagua la Grande until the 1977 administrative reform.
Geography
Located on a rural plain in the middle of its province, Calabazar lies between Encrucijada (4.5 km southeast), El Purio (4 km northeast) and Mata (4.5&km southwest). It is 17 km from Cifuentes, 30 to Vueltas, 32 to Santa Clara, 37 to Sagua la Grande, 40 to Camajuaní, 50 to Remedios and 58 to Placetas and Caibarién. In the center of the town there is the Parque Marti (Park Marti), it includes a statue of José Martí and a quote by him.
Transport
The village is crossed in the middle by the "Circuito Norte" (CN) state highway, the 2nd longest one in the island. It counts a train station, Calabazar-Mata, located in the nearby village of Mata, on the Camajuaní-Encrucijada-Cifuentes (to Sagua) branch line.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 5:00am buses go to Santa Clara. From Sunday to Friday at 6:30pm and 8:15pm they also go to Santa Clara.
Education
Schools in Calabazar include:
- José Martí Primary School
- Antonio Maceo Primary School
- Neptalí Martínez CM
- José Manuel Fuertes Jiménez Special School
- Antonio Guiteras CEA
Notable people
- Onelio Jorge Cardoso (1914–1986), writer
See also
References
- ^ Leiva, Rosa Carmina Vilorio (2014-11-10). "Procedimiento para impulsar el Desarrollo Local del municipio de Encrucijada. Cuba". Monografias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Sagua la Grande on guije.com
- ^ 1546016813 Calabazar de Sagua on OpenStreetMap
- ^ lezumbalaberenjena (2021-12-12), Quick photos from the car in Calabazar de Sagua | Fotos de Calabazar de Sagua desde el carro, parque Martí, retrieved 2023-07-03
- ^ Provincial, Equipo de Producción. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Transportación". Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Educación". www.somosencrucijada.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
External links
- Calabazar de Sagua Weather on accuweather.com