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Güira de Melena

municipality · Artemisa

Güira de Melena

Güira de Melena is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province since January 1, 2011; before it was part of the Havana province of Cuba. It is located on the souther

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Güira de Melena is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province since January 1, 2011; before it was part of the Havana province of Cuba. It is located on the southern shore of the island, bordering the Bay of Batabanó and on the west part of Cuba. It was founded in 1779.

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Güira de Melena is a municipality in Artemisa, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.802°, -82.505°.

The story of this place

The town dates from 1779. Born here: Federico Beltrán Masses, Spanish artist (1885–1949), Pancho Amat, Cuban tres player (b. 1950) and Victor Ramón Fuentes Fiallo, Cuban botanist (1949–2013).

It sits within the province of Artemisa.

The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Alquízar (8 km to the west), San Antonio de los Baños (10 km to the north), Guiro Bonigal (10 km to the east) and La Salud (11 km to the north-east).

It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.

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22.80190, -82.50470

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19:47
Sunset
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Emergency

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    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Güira de Melena

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 Los Borregos, Obelisco a Antonio Maceo y Máximo Gómez, La Baria, Juan Manuel Márquez, Xenes, Cañada, Frank País, El Uvero, Las Flores, La Cachimba, Etiopía, Mallorquín, El Cañón, El Tomeguín, Tumbadero, Collazo, Malagamba, Pestana, San Rafael and El Junco.

Los Borregos · neighbourhood
1.5 km
Obelisco a Antonio Maceo y Máximo Gómez · monument
1.6 km
La Baria · hamlet
1.8 km
Juan Manuel Márquez · hamlet
1.8 km
Xenes · hamlet
2.3 km
Cañada · hamlet
2.4 km
Frank País · hamlet
3.2 km
El Uvero · hamlet
3.3 km
Las Flores · hamlet
3.5 km
La Cachimba · village
3.8 km
Etiopía · hamlet
3.8 km
Mallorquín · village
4.1 km
El Cañón · hamlet
4.8 km
El Tomeguín · hamlet
5.0 km
Tumbadero · hamlet
5.2 km
Collazo · village
5.9 km
Malagamba · hamlet
6.2 km
Pestana · hamlet
6.3 km
San Rafael · hamlet
6.7 km
El Junco · village
7.1 km

Around Güira de Melena

303 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Güira de Melena, across 28 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Güira de Melena.

Notable near Güira de Melena

Antonio Maceo

Antonio Maceo

Historic & heritage

Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence.

🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3

Cuban cuisine & lechón 3

🌾 Farming & fishing 62

Farms & plantations 62

🏭 Industry & resources 25

Factories & works 25

What Güira de Melena makes

87 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

⚡ Energy 5

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Cuenca Sur · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Güira de Melena · Parque Fotovoltaico · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Alquízar · …

🏭 Industry 23

Acopio · Almacén pesticidas · Antigua Fábrica de Tableros de Bagazo Maderas Técnicas · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Cuenca Sur · …

🌱 Farming 59

Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola Francisco Bravo · Granja Avícola Pedro Carbó Serviá · Rodeo · …

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