
municipality · Holguín
Gibara
Gibara es uno de los 14 municipios que conforman la provincia de Holguín, Cuba. Su territorio combina patrimonio histórico, tradiciones culturales y paisajes costeros, lo
Descripción
Gibara es uno de los 14 municipios que conforman la provincia de Holguín, Cuba. Su territorio combina patrimonio histórico, tradiciones culturales y paisajes costeros, lo que le ha otorgado relevancia dentro de la región. Asimismo, se le asocia con la célebre descripción atribuida a Cristóbal Colón sobre la costa nororiental de Cuba como «la tierra más hermosa que ojos humanos vieron».
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Gibara es un(a) municipio en Holguín, Cuba. Se ubica aproximadamente en 21.108°, -76.132°.
La historia de este lugar
El pueblo data de 1817. Aquí nacieron: Guillermo Cabrera Infante, escritor cubano (1929–2005), Manuel Galbán, músico cubano (1931–2011) y Juan José Martínez Casado, actor cubano (1903–1987).
Se encuentra en la provincia de Holguín.
Los lugares registrados más cercanos en el atlas son La Caridad (a 9 km al sur), Floro Pérez (a 14 km al suroeste), Caletones (a 16 km al noroeste) y Santa Lucía (a 17 km al sureste).
Se asocia con cultura local, historia y arquitectura.
Lo destacado
Verified highlights
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Your companion for Gibara
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Get there
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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 Gibara
Lugares cercanos
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Lugares cartografiados cerca
Lugares con nombre registrados en OpenStreetMap en el entorno, del más cercano al más lejano, con su distancia.
Entre los lugares cartografiados cerca figuran Iglesia LPN, Playa Bayado, Terminal De Ómnibus Gibara, Mercado Agropecuario, Cueva de los Panaderos, La Ligera, La Caridad, La Vega de Yabazón, Candelaria Afuera, casa de osmel y Áreas deportivas de Ciencias Médicas.
- Iglesia LPN · place of worship
- 0.2 km
- Playa Bayado · beach
- 0.3 km
- Terminal De Ómnibus Gibara · bus station
- 0.3 km
- Mercado Agropecuario · market
- 0.4 km
- Cueva de los Panaderos · cave
- 0.6 km
- La Ligera · hamlet
- 5.6 km
- La Caridad · village
- 8.6 km
- La Vega de Yabazón · hamlet
- 9.3 km
- Candelaria Afuera · hamlet
- 11.3 km
- casa de osmel · place of worship
- 25.6 km
- Áreas deportivas de Ciencias Médicas · sports centre
- 29.1 km
Around Gibara
149 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Gibara, across 32 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Gibara.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 24
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1
⛰️ Nature & terrain 15
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 6
🏥 Health & care 10
🎓 Education 13
🏦 Civic & services 16
🚉 Transport 1
🏟️ Sport & leisure 8
⛪ Faith 10
🛒 Shops & markets 11
🛏️ Stay 31
What Gibara makes
7 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 4
Parque Eólico de Gibara I · Parque Eólico de Gibara II · Parque Eólico Gibara · Parque Eólico Gibara
⛏️ Mining 2
Molino doscientos mil · Molino doscientos mil
🌱 Farming 1
Granja Avícola
Official information and sources
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