municipality · Cienfuegos
Rodas
Rodas is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of Lechuzo. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán g
Overview
Rodas is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of Lechuzo. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán general Caballero de Rodas.
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Rodas is a municipality in Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.343°, -80.555°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1859. Born here: Norberto Téllez, athletics competitor (b. 1972), Guillermo Portabales, Cuban songwriter, guitarist (1911–1970) and Osmel Sousa, Venezuelan beauty pageant gurú (b. 1945).
It sits within the province of Cienfuegos.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are La Lolita (6 km to the north-east), Abreus (7 km to the south), Adrián Martínez (7 km to the north-west) and La Unión (10 km to the south-east).
It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.
Highlights
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Emergency
- 106Police (PNR)Recent
- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
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What's near Rodas
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 Estación de Trenes Rodas, Rodas, Agropecuario, Museo, El Tejar, Sede Universitaria, Iglesia Católica "La Virgen del Carmen", Edificios San Luis, El Encanto, El Pino, Santa Elena, Turquino, Ómnibus municipales and Base de Camiones TRANSMINAZ.
- Estación de Trenes Rodas · station
- 0.3 km
- Rodas · station
- 0.3 km
- Agropecuario · market
- 0.3 km
- Museo · museum
- 0.4 km
- El Tejar · neighbourhood
- 0.4 km
- Sede Universitaria · university
- 0.5 km
- Iglesia Católica "La Virgen del Carmen" · church
- 0.6 km
- Edificios San Luis · neighbourhood
- 0.6 km
- El Encanto · neighbourhood
- 1.4 km
- El Pino · hamlet
- 2.3 km
- Santa Elena · hamlet
- 4.4 km
- Turquino · village
- 10.6 km
- Ómnibus municipales · bus station
- 13.5 km
- Base de Camiones TRANSMINAZ · works
- 13.6 km
Around Rodas
109 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Rodas, across 21 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Rodas.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 3
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 2
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 10
🏥 Health & care 9
🎓 Education 15
🏦 Civic & services 14
🚉 Transport 7
🏟️ Sport & leisure 8
⛪ Faith 4
🛒 Shops & markets 27
🛏️ Stay 7
What Rodas makes
11 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 1
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Rodas
🏭 Industry 9
Base de Camiones TRANSMINAZ · Base de Guagua · Central 14 de Julio · Central Azucarero 5 de Septiembre · …
🌱 Farming 1
Granja Avícola Ariza
Official information and sources
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