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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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La Sierra (Encrucijada)

La Sierra is a town and ward (consejo popular) in Encrucijada, Cuba.

Geography

Towns in the ward of La Sierra include:

Environmental issues

La Sierra is near the Sagua la Chica River, which has a possible chance to flood, which is a danger to people who live in La Sierra and El Santo. In case this happens there are 21 evacuation centers which are always stocked up with food. Including residents of Pavón, El Santo, Siete Pazos, Vega Redonda, and others in Encrucijada, a total of 1000 people evacuated to the houses of their family and friends, or to the evacuation centers, when it flooded in 2018.

Education

Schools in La Sierra include:

  • José Arcadio CM
  • Enrique Hart Rural Primary School
  • Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Rural Primary School
  • Camilo Cienfuegos Rural Primary School
  • Perucho Figueredo Rural Primary School

Government

Encrucijada has multiple District Delegate (Delegado de la Circunscripción) for every ward, La Sierra’s ward has:

  • District Delegate No 39 Grisela Alonso Consuegra
  • District Delegate No 40 Mislandy Martínez Consuegra
  • District Delegate No 41 Lisbán González Chirino
  • District Delegate No 42 Reinier Guevara Hernández
  • District Delegate No 58 Osmany Broche Vega

References

  1. ^ "El Perico, La Sierra, Encrucijada, Villa Clara, Cuba". Find Latitude and Longitude. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ "Encrucijada sigue de cerca los efectos de Ian". Telecubanacán (in Spanish). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ "Protegidas personas y bienes ante intensas lluvias (+ Fotos)". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. ^ "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Educación". www.somosencrucijada.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ^ Provincial, Equipo de Producción. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - La Sierra". Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.