river · Villa Clara
Canoa
Canoa or La Canoa is a small town in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River. Nearby towns include Vega Alta, La Levisa, Chicharón, Paso R
Overview
Canoa or La Canoa is a small town in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River. Nearby towns include Vega Alta, La Levisa, Chicharón, Paso Real, Santa Ana, La Doncella, and La Catalina. “Canoa” translates to “Canoe” in Spanish and shares the name with Arroyo La Canoa, a stream north of Canoa.
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Canoa is a river in Villa Clara, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.558°, -79.832°.
It sits within the province of Villa Clara.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Vega Alta (2 km to the south-east), CCS Raúl Torres Acosta (2 km to the east), La Levisa (2 km to the east) and Paso Real (2 km to the north-east).
It is associated with local culture and history.
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What's near Canoa
Nearby places
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Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Barrio Blume Caliente, Parque del Vega Alta, La Sierra, Los Paragüitas, Estación de Ferrocarriles "Marta Abreu" Santa Clara, Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Subplanta, Traviesas and Principal.
- Barrio Blume Caliente · neighbourhood
- 1.6 km
- Parque del Vega Alta · park
- 1.6 km
- La Sierra · village
- 5.8 km
- Los Paragüitas · hamlet
- 11.4 km
- Estación de Ferrocarriles "Marta Abreu" Santa Clara · station
- 21.1 km
- Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Subplanta · works
- 21.7 km
- Traviesas · works
- 22.9 km
- Principal · theatre
- 29.9 km
Around Canoa
196 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Canoa, across 25 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Canoa.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 18
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🌾 Farming & fishing 27
🏭 Industry & resources 18
🏥 Health & care 10
🎓 Education 32
🏦 Civic & services 18
🚉 Transport 4
🏟️ Sport & leisure 29
⛪ Faith 11
🛒 Shops & markets 18
🛏️ Stay 7
What Canoa makes
35 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Calabazar de Sagua · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Calabazar de Sagua
🏭 Industry 17
Aduana Villa Clara · Base de Guaguas · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Calabazar de Sagua · Central Azucarero Abel Santamaría · …
🌱 Farming 14
Centro de Inseminación Artificial · CPA Benito Ramírez · Escogida R-18-I · Granja Avícola · …
🐟 Fishing 2
Minerva · Minerva
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Canoa — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Ingenio Constantia Railwayrailway
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
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