municipality · Santiago de Cuba
San Luis
town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba
Overview
town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba
Description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA.
San Luis is a municipality in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.188°, -75.849°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1827. Born here: Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer (1927–2005), Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (1932–2011) and Cándido Fabré, Cuban musician (b. 1957).
It sits within the province of Santiago de Cuba.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Arroyo de Agua (8 km to the south-east), Port Boniato (11 km to the south-east), San Vicente (13 km to the south-east) and Palma Soriano (15 km to the west).
It is associated with local culture and history.
Highlights
Verified highlights
Source-backed classifications from the CubaAtlas record — each opens the places that share it. No star ratings.
Your companion for San Luis
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Get there
20.18810, -75.84860Opens your maps app for turn-by-turn directions. CubaAtlas doesn't track your location.
Tropical outlook
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Weather
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Wildlife
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Daylight & season
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Seismic activity
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Emergency
- 106Police (PNR)Recent
- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).
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What's near San Luis
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 José Martí, Guillermón Moncada, Antonio Maceo, La Granja, La Caridad de San Luis, Pecuario, Poza Blanca, Rafael Reyes, El Jardín, Villa Blanca, San Felipe, Río Grande, El Tablón, Tetuán, Abisina, El Pozo Dos, Los Cedros, Chile, Santa Rita de Orejón, El Paraíso, Orejón, Paraná, Hatillo and El Alambre.
- José Martí · memorial
- 0.2 km
- Guillermón Moncada · memorial
- 0.3 km
- Antonio Maceo · monument
- 0.6 km
- La Granja · neighbourhood
- 1.2 km
- La Caridad de San Luis · hamlet
- 1.4 km
- Pecuario · neighbourhood
- 1.5 km
- Poza Blanca · hamlet
- 1.6 km
- Rafael Reyes · neighbourhood
- 1.8 km
- El Jardín · hamlet
- 1.9 km
- Villa Blanca · neighbourhood
- 1.9 km
- San Felipe · hamlet
- 2.3 km
- Río Grande · village
- 4.6 km
- El Tablón · hamlet
- 5.1 km
- Tetuán · village
- 7.0 km
- Abisina · hamlet
- 7.2 km
- El Pozo Dos · hamlet
- 7.9 km
- Los Cedros · hamlet
- 8.2 km
- Chile · village
- 8.4 km
- Santa Rita de Orejón · hamlet
- 9.2 km
- El Paraíso · hamlet
- 9.3 km
- Orejón · hamlet
- 10.3 km
- Paraná · village
- 11.3 km
- Hatillo · village
- 11.5 km
- El Alambre · hamlet
- 11.6 km
Around San Luis
170 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of San Luis, across 27 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on San Luis.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 14
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 6
🌾 Farming & fishing 13
🏭 Industry & resources 13
🏥 Health & care 17
🎓 Education 24
🏦 Civic & services 17
🚉 Transport 7
🏟️ Sport & leisure 12
⛪ Faith 8
🛒 Shops & markets 10
🛏️ Stay 28
What San Luis makes
25 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Fuel San Luis · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Río Grande
🏭 Industry 11
Base de ómnibus · Base de Transtur · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Fuel San Luis · Central Azucarero Paquito Rosales · …
⛏️ Mining 1
Cantera de Yarayabo
🌱 Farming 11
Complejo Avícola · Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · …
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia