San Cristóbal

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

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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 è un(a) comune a Artemisa, Cuba. Si trova approssimativamente a 22.717°, -83.051°.

La storia di questo luogo

Il paese risale al 1830. Qui sono nati: Osvaldo Alonso, calciatore cubano (n. 1985), Arley Méndez, pesista cileno (n. 1993) e Gretchen Quintana, multiplista cubana (n. 1984).

Si trova nella provincia di Artemisa.

I luoghi registrati più vicini nell'atlante sono Modesto Serrano (San Cristobal) (a 4 km a ovest), Soroa (a 10 km a nord), Candelaria (a 10 km a est) e Las Terrazas (a 18 km a nord-est).

È associato a cultura locale, storia, architettura e architettura coloniale.

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Get there

22.71690, -83.05110

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07:17
Sunrise
19:49
Sunset
12h 32m
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Emergency

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    105
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    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near San Cristóbal

Luoghi vicini

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Luoghi mappati nelle vicinanze

Luoghi con nome registrati in OpenStreetMap nei dintorni, dal più vicino, con la distanza.

Tra i luoghi mappati nelle vicinanze figurano 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 e 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.

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 · …

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