municipality · Mayabeque
Santa Cruz del Norte
Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, betwee
Overview
Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.
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Santa Cruz del Norte is a municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba. It is located at approximately 23.156°, -81.927°.
The story of this place
Born here: Ronald Bolaños, Baseball Player (b. 1996).
It sits within the province of Mayabeque.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Camilo Cienfuegos (Hershey) (3 km to the south-west), Boca de Jaruco (9 km to the west), Jaruco (15 km to the south-west) and Arcos de Canasí (16 km to the east).
It is associated with local culture and history.
Highlights
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Your companion for Santa Cruz del Norte
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Get there
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Weather
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Emergency
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- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
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What's near Santa Cruz del Norte
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 Barrio El Machete, Iglesia Bautista ebeneser, Malecón de Santa Cruz, Playita Rosada, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Hershey, Loma de Travieso, Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, La Caridad, Área Protegida Escaleras de Jaruco, Finca Zaldívar, Finca Violento and Fábrica de envases.
- Barrio El Machete · neighbourhood
- 0.3 km
- Iglesia Bautista ebeneser · place of worship
- 0.4 km
- Malecón de Santa Cruz · attraction
- 0.5 km
- Playita Rosada · beach
- 0.6 km
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas · university
- 0.7 km
- Hershey · station
- 2.7 km
- Loma de Travieso · hamlet
- 5.8 km
- Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua · church
- 9.4 km
- La Caridad · hamlet
- 10.0 km
- Área Protegida Escaleras de Jaruco · reserve
- 21.5 km
- Finca Zaldívar · farm
- 26.8 km
- Finca Violento · farm
- 28.6 km
- Fábrica de envases · works
- 28.8 km
Around Santa Cruz del Norte
164 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Santa Cruz del Norte, across 27 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Santa Cruz del Norte.
Notable near Santa Cruz del Norte
Monumento a Guiteras
Attractions
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 16
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🌾 Farming & fishing 21
🏭 Industry & resources 11
🏥 Health & care 3
🎓 Education 22
🏦 Civic & services 18
🚉 Transport 8
🏟️ Sport & leisure 18
⛪ Faith 9
🛒 Shops & markets 14
🛏️ Stay 20
What Santa Cruz del Norte makes
35 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 3
Central Termoeléctrica Ernesto «Che» Guevara · Planta Energas Boca de Jaruco · Termoeléctrica Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
🏭 Industry 11
Antiguo Central Camilo Cienfuegos · Base de Pesca · BECASA · Camagüira · …
🌱 Farming 21
Granja Avícola Camilo Cienfuegos · Vaquería · Vaquería · Vaquería · …
Industrial heritage
22 pre-1959 sites in and around Santa Cruz del Norte — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Hershey Electric Railwayrailway
- Almenterosrailway
- Avendañosrailway
- Calderónrailway
- Camilo Cienfuegos (Hershey)sugar
- Caraballorailway
- Chucho Jagüeyrailway
- Concunírailway
- El Cominorailway
- El Conderailway
- Hersheyrailway
- Mito Padrónrailway
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia