municipality · Las Tunas
Jesús Menéndez
Jesús Menéndez also known as Chaparra is a municipality and town in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It was named after the Cuban trade unionist Jesús Menéndez Larrondo.
Overview
Jesús Menéndez also known as Chaparra is a municipality and town in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It was named after the Cuban trade unionist Jesús Menéndez Larrondo.
Description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Jesús Menéndez is a municipality in Las Tunas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 21.163°, -76.478°.
It sits within the province of Las Tunas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Chaparra (200 m to the south), Puerto Padre (13 km to the west), Arroyo Seco (16 km to the south-east) and Velasco (16 km to the south-east).
It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.
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What's near Jesús Menéndez
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 Sede Universitaria Jesús Menéndez, Iglesia de Dios en Cristo, Los Pinos, Chaparrita, Tronconera, Saca Tierra, San Juan, Iglesia Adventista del 7™ Dia, Rojas, Vedado 4, Vegas de Mano, Redención, Vedado 5, Loma Padrón and Loma Colora.
- Sede Universitaria Jesús Menéndez · university
- 0.1 km
- Iglesia de Dios en Cristo · place of worship
- 0.3 km
- Los Pinos · neighbourhood
- 0.3 km
- Chaparrita · neighbourhood
- 1.7 km
- Tronconera · hamlet
- 3.9 km
- Saca Tierra · hamlet
- 4.4 km
- San Juan · village
- 6.0 km
- Iglesia Adventista del 7™ Dia · place of worship
- 7.0 km
- Rojas · hamlet
- 7.3 km
- Vedado 4 · hamlet
- 8.9 km
- Vegas de Mano · hamlet
- 9.5 km
- Redención · hamlet
- 10.4 km
- Vedado 5 · hamlet
- 10.6 km
- Loma Padrón · peak
- 11.1 km
- Loma Colora · peak
- 11.4 km
Around Jesús Menéndez
264 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Jesús Menéndez, across 30 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Jesús Menéndez.
Notable near Jesús Menéndez
Escultura a Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Attractions
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 17
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 7
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 14
🏥 Health & care 26
🎓 Education 32
🏦 Civic & services 44
🚉 Transport 6
🏟️ Sport & leisure 7
⛪ Faith 19
🛒 Shops & markets 27
🛏️ Stay 61
What Jesús Menéndez makes
16 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Delicias · Generadores Diésel Aguada
🏭 Industry 14
Base Ómnibus Escolares · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Delicias · Central Azucarero Antonio Guiteras · Fábrica de Helados · …
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Jesús Menéndez — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Central Chaparrasugar
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
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