municipality · Artemisa
San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal is a municipality and city which since 2011 has been included in Artemisa Province of Cuba. Spread over an area of 934.9 km2 (361.0 sq mi), it is located on
Overview
San Cristóbal is a municipality and city which since 2011 has been included in Artemisa Province of Cuba. Spread over an area of 934.9 km2 (361.0 sq mi), it is located on the foothills of the Sierra de los Órganos in western Cuba. The city was founded by Spanish colonial settlers as an agricultural center. The municipality became internationally significant in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, after Soviet missile sites were first photographed by United States reconnaissance aircraft at San Cristóbal.
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San Cristóbal is a municipality in Artemisa, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.717°, -83.051°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1830. Born here: Osvaldo Alonso, Cuban footballer (b. 1985), Arley Méndez, Chilean world champion weightlifter (b. 1993) and Gretchen Quintana, athletics competitor (b. 1984).
It sits within the province of Artemisa.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Modesto Serrano (San Cristobal) (4 km to the west), Soroa (10 km to the north), Candelaria (10 km to the east) and Las Terrazas (18 km to the north-east).
It is associated with local culture, history, architecture and colonial architecture.
Highlights
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What's near San Cristóbal
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 Teatro, El Modelo, El Maní, Florencio Morejón, El Canal, Barbosa Sur, El Tejar, Barbosa Norte, Los Pinos, Las Tecas, Laborí, José Martí, El Cocuyo, Mayarí, Las Marianas, Piedra, Taco Taco, Nuevo Proyecto and Fajardo.
- Teatro · theatre
- 0.6 km
- El Modelo · hamlet
- 1.5 km
- El Maní · district
- 1.7 km
- Florencio Morejón · neighbourhood
- 1.8 km
- El Canal · hamlet
- 2.0 km
- Barbosa Sur · hamlet
- 2.1 km
- El Tejar · hamlet
- 2.4 km
- Barbosa Norte · hamlet
- 2.4 km
- Los Pinos · district
- 2.4 km
- Las Tecas · hamlet
- 3.2 km
- Laborí · hamlet
- 3.3 km
- José Martí · village
- 5.3 km
- El Cocuyo · hamlet
- 6.4 km
- Mayarí · hamlet
- 7.4 km
- Las Marianas · hamlet
- 8.8 km
- Piedra · locality
- 8.8 km
- Taco Taco · village
- 9.4 km
- Nuevo Proyecto · hamlet
- 10.8 km
- Fajardo · hamlet
- 11.1 km
Around San Cristóbal
186 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of San Cristóbal, across 26 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on San Cristóbal.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 18
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 22
🌾 Farming & fishing 19
🏭 Industry & resources 25
🏥 Health & care 6
🎓 Education 13
🏦 Civic & services 11
🚉 Transport 4
🏟️ Sport & leisure 11
⛪ Faith 12
🛒 Shops & markets 10
🛏️ Stay 34
What San Cristóbal makes
42 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
🏭 Industry 24
Base de Transporte · Central Azucarero 30 de Noviembre · Centro de Acopio · Centro de Acopio · …
⛏️ Mining 1
Cantera Elpidio Benavides
🌱 Farming 17
Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · …
Official information and sources
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