town · Santiago de Cuba
Josefina
Josefina is a town in Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba. It is known for local culture and history.
Overview
Josefina is a town in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.100°, -76.067°.
It sits within the province of Santiago de Cuba.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are La Josefina (8 km to the south), El Cobre (14 km to the south-east), Palma Soriano (15 km to the north-east) and Cruce de los Baños (20 km to the west).
It is associated with local culture and history.
Highlights
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Emergency
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- 105FireRecent
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What's near Josefina
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Dos Palmas, La Unión, Hicotea, La Polina, Santa Rita de Tampú, La Candelaria, Chorrerón, Sitio 1, Caney del Sitio, Cantera de Yarayabo, El Maniel, La Curia, CVD Antonio Maceo and Parque de la Juventud.
- Dos Palmas · village
- 2.6 km
- La Unión · hamlet
- 3.3 km
- Hicotea · village
- 4.2 km
- La Polina · hamlet
- 6.4 km
- Santa Rita de Tampú · hamlet
- 7.4 km
- La Candelaria · hamlet
- 8.1 km
- Chorrerón · hamlet
- 9.2 km
- Sitio 1 · hamlet
- 10.4 km
- Caney del Sitio · hamlet
- 10.5 km
- Cantera de Yarayabo · mine
- 10.7 km
- El Maniel · village
- 11.1 km
- La Curia · village
- 11.4 km
- CVD Antonio Maceo · sports centre
- 13.7 km
- Parque de la Juventud · park
- 14.4 km
Around Josefina
144 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Josefina, across 28 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Josefina.
Notable near Josefina
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Places of worship
The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 16
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🌾 Farming & fishing 2
🏭 Industry & resources 9
🏥 Health & care 23
🎓 Education 21
🏦 Civic & services 17
🚉 Transport 3
🏟️ Sport & leisure 19
⛪ Faith 7
🛒 Shops & markets 16
🛏️ Stay 6
What Josefina makes
11 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
🏭 Industry 7
Combinado Cárnico Palma · Combinado Lácteo Palma · Fábrica de Galletas · Fábrica de Pastas Alimenticias;Fabrica de Pastas Alimenticias · …
⛏️ Mining 2
Cantera abandonada · Cantera de Yarayabo
🌱 Farming 2
Granja Avícola El Maniel · Granja Avícola Yarayabo
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Josefina — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Minas de El Cobre (copper)mine
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia