Cascajal

Cascajal is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Santo Domingo, in Villa Clara Province. With a 2011 population of 7,251,[1] it is the most populated municipal settlement after Santo Domingo.

For other uses, see Cascajal Block and Cascajal River.
Cascajal
Village
OSM map showing Cascajal and the surrounding villages
Location of Cascajal in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°40′09.0″N 80°31′46.8″W
Country Cuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
MunicipalitySanto Domingo
Founded1847[1]
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,251
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-422

History

The village was founded in 1847, during the construction of the Central Railway (Ferrocarril Central), connecting Havana to Santiago de Cuba.[1]

Geography

Cascajal lies west of its province, at the borders with the municipality of Los Arabos, in Matanzas Province, between Mayabón (7 km west) and Mordazo (9 km east).[2]. Nearest villages are Cayo Bejuco, 1 km southeast of it[3], and the little localities of Camilo Cienfuegos, Orbeta (both in Los Arabos) and Mi Cuba.

The village is 21 km far from Los Arabos and Manacas, 32 from Santo Domingo, 40 from Colón, 71 from Santa Clara, 96 from Cárdenas and 126 from Matanzas.

Transport

The village is crossed in the middle by the "Carretera Central" (CC) state highway, the longest one in the island. It counts a train station, served by regional trains, on the central Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago line.

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See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Cascajal on EcuRed
  2. 1546977879 Cascajal on OpenStreetMap
  3. (in Spanish) Cayo Bejuco on EcuRed
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