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Yara

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Yara

Yara is a small town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba, located halfway between the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo, in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Yara means

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Yara is a small town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba, located halfway between the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo, in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Yara means "place" in the Taíno language.

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Yara is a municipality in Granma, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.277°, -76.947°.

The story of this place

The town dates from 1912. Born here: Yoelkis Céspedes, Cuban baseball player (b. 1997) and Lázaro Blanco, baseball player (b. 1986).

It sits within the province of Granma.

The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Bartolomé Masó (12 km to the south), Arroyo Prieto (16 km to the south-east), Manzanillo (18 km to the north-west) and Buey Arriba (24 km to the south-east).

It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.

Highlights

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20.27670, -76.94690

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Daylight & season

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Sunrise
19:23
Sunset
12h 29m
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Emergency

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  • Ambulance / medicalRecent
    104
  • FireRecent
    105
  • Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent

    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Yara

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 Monumento al indio Hatuey, La Cuchilla, La Curva, El Coco, Pollán, San Lucas, José Martí, Sofía, Candonga, Santa Rita, La Ceba, Punta Isleña, Lauten, Macuto 1, La Herradura, Macuto, Repelón, Buey de Gallego, Ravelo, El Caimito, La Candelaria, La Jagua and Cabezada.

Monumento al indio Hatuey · monument
0.8 km
La Cuchilla · hamlet
2.0 km
La Curva · hamlet
2.5 km
El Coco · hamlet
2.5 km
Pollán · hamlet
2.8 km
San Lucas · hamlet
3.0 km
José Martí · village
3.9 km
Sofía · village
4.2 km
Candonga · hamlet
4.3 km
Santa Rita · hamlet
5.1 km
La Ceba · neighbourhood
5.3 km
Punta Isleña · hamlet
5.5 km
Lauten · neighbourhood
7.0 km
Macuto 1 · hamlet
7.3 km
La Herradura · hamlet
7.3 km
Macuto · hamlet
7.6 km
Repelón · hamlet
8.4 km
Buey de Gallego · village
9.3 km
Ravelo · hamlet
9.7 km
El Caimito · hamlet
10.2 km
La Candelaria · hamlet
11.2 km
La Jagua · hamlet
11.7 km
Cabezada · hamlet
11.9 km

Around Yara

108 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Yara, across 25 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Yara.

🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1

Cuban cuisine & lechón 1

⛰️ Nature & terrain 2

Peaks & volcanoes 2

🏭 Industry & resources 7

Factories & works 7

What Yara makes

7 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

⚡ Energy 1

Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Yara

🏭 Industry 6

Central Azucarero Bartolomé Masó · Fábrica de Acumuladores · Fábrica de Conservas Yara · Planta de Beneficio de Café y Cacao Bartolomé Masó · …

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