fort · Cienfuegos
Castillo de Jagua
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Casti
Overview
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua". It was built in 1742.
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Castillo de Jagua is a fort in Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.067°, -80.467°.
The story of this place
It dates from 1745.
It sits within the province of Cienfuegos.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Punta de los Colorados Lighthouse (4 km to the south-east), Independence monument (8 km to the north), Historic Centre of Camagüey (9 km to the north) and Cine-Teatro Luisa (9 km to the north).
It is associated with history, architecture and local culture.
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What's near Castillo de Jagua
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 Ciudad Nuclear, Mártires de Barbados, Marina & Náutica Marlin and Pueblo Griffo Viejo.
- Ciudad Nuclear · district
- 0.8 km
- Mártires de Barbados · village
- 5.5 km
- Marina & Náutica Marlin · marina
- 6.6 km
- Pueblo Griffo Viejo · neighbourhood
- 10.3 km
Around Castillo de Jagua
675 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Castillo de Jagua, across 30 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Castillo de Jagua.
Notable near Castillo de Jagua
Teatro Tomás Terry
Theatres & arts
El Teatro Tomás Terry conocido comúnmente como "Teatro Terry" es el más importante teatro de la ciudad de Cienfuegos, en el centro sur de Cuba.
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos
Universities & colleges
The University of Medical Sciences, Cienfuegos was established in 1979 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Provincial General Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima" is affiliated to the university. Currently, students from 52 countries are registered in different departments.
Catetral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
Places of worship
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral also called Cienfuegos Cathedral is a Catholic church is located opposite the Martí Park in the city of Cienfuegos in the province of the same name on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba.
Estadio 5 de Septiembre
Stadiums & sport
Estadio 5 de Septiembre is a multi-use stadium in Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Cienfuegos Camaroneros. The stadium holds 15,600 people. It opened on 9 January 1977.
Castillo de Jagua
Historic & heritage
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua". It was built in 1742.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 48
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 8
⛰️ Nature & terrain 14
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 32
🏥 Health & care 28
🎓 Education 52
🏦 Civic & services 53
🚉 Transport 12
🏟️ Sport & leisure 23
⛪ Faith 5
🛒 Shops & markets 20
🛏️ Stay 377
What Castillo de Jagua makes
34 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 3
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Cienfuegos · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cantarrana · Termoeléctrica Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
🏭 Industry 31
AIT-ETECSA · Almacenes Tiendas Caribe Cienfuegos · Almacenes Universales S.A · Base de Ómnibus Nacionales · …
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Castillo de Jagua — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
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Official information and sources
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