municipality · Mayabeque
Quivicán
Quivicán is a town and municipality in Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the south west of the province, bordering the Gulf of Batabanó. The name is of Taino o
Overview
Quivicán is a town and municipality in Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the south west of the province, bordering the Gulf of Batabanó. The name is of Taino origin. It was founded in 1700.
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Quivicán is a municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.825°, -82.356°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1700. Born here: Bebo Valdés, Cuban musician (1918–2013), Chucho Valdés, Cuban musician (b. 1941) and Vince Gonzales, baseball player (1925–1981).
It sits within the province of Mayabeque.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Guiro Marrero (5 km to the south-west), Guiro Bonigal (6 km to the south-west), La Salud (8 km to the north-west) and San Antonio de las Vegas (10 km to the east).
It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.
Highlights
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What's near Quivicán
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 Monumento a Pablo Noriega, Primera Iglesia Bautista de Quivicán, Iglesia Parroquial San Pedro Apóstol, Despalillo Eduardo García Delgado, Juan Bruno Zayas, Glorieta, Zona de Desarrollo, 19 de Abril, Paradero, 17 de Mayo, Santa Mónica, Aguacate, San José, Sami, Loma de Santa Bárbara and Veitía.
- Monumento a Pablo Noriega · memorial
- 0.1 km
- Primera Iglesia Bautista de Quivicán · church
- 0.1 km
- Iglesia Parroquial San Pedro Apóstol · church
- 0.2 km
- Despalillo Eduardo García Delgado · works
- 0.2 km
- Juan Bruno Zayas · park
- 0.2 km
- Glorieta · monument
- 0.2 km
- Zona de Desarrollo · neighbourhood
- 0.5 km
- 19 de Abril · hamlet
- 1.5 km
- Paradero · hamlet
- 1.8 km
- 17 de Mayo · hamlet
- 2.8 km
- Santa Mónica · village
- 3.8 km
- Aguacate · village
- 4.5 km
- San José · hamlet
- 5.0 km
- Sami · hamlet
- 6.8 km
- Loma de Santa Bárbara · peak
- 7.2 km
- Veitía · hamlet
- 8.5 km
Around Quivicán
244 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Quivicán, across 29 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Quivicán.
Notable near Quivicán
Al Coronel Juan Delgado
Historic & heritage
Juan Evangelista Delgado González was a Cuban colonel who participated during the Cuban War of Independence. He was known for retrieving the bodies of Antonio Maceo Grajales and Panchito Gómez Toro during the Battle of San Pedro where both were killed in the battle.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 17
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3
⛰️ Nature & terrain 11
🌾 Farming & fishing 21
🏭 Industry & resources 29
🏥 Health & care 13
🎓 Education 51
🏦 Civic & services 34
🚉 Transport 6
🏟️ Sport & leisure 11
⛪ Faith 8
🛒 Shops & markets 23
🛏️ Stay 17
What Quivicán makes
50 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Cuenca Sur · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Pico Rincón
🏭 Industry 29
Acopio · Almacén · Antigua Fábrica de Tableros de Bagazo Maderas Técnicas · Base de Ómnibus Escolares · …
🌱 Farming 19
Granja Avícola · Granja Quivicán · Instituto de Investigaciones Avícolas · Vaquería · …
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Quivicán — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- estacion Bejucalrailway
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia