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Santiago de Cuba

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Santiago de Cuba is Cuba's second-largest city, in the island's southeast about 540 miles from Havana, with a population of 507,167 as of 2022. Founded in 1515 by the Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar, it served as Cuba's capital until 1589 and was the starting point for the expeditions of Juan de Grijalva and Hernan Cortes to Mexico. The city was central to the Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro led an attack on its Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and proclaimed the revolution's victory from its city hall balcony on January 1, 1959. Santiago is also the birthplace of the Bacardi rum brand, founded there in 1862, and a center of Cuban son and salsa music.

Facts
Population
507,167 1
Area (sq km)
1023 1
Founding Year
1515 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
82 1
Latitude
20.0217 degrees north 1
Longitude
75.8294 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 2
Sources
1. Santiago de Cuba (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Santiago de Cuba (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ˈkuβa]) is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province.
  • Infobox, area_total_km2
    1023
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    82
  • Infobox, established_date (Established)
    1515
  • Infobox, coordinates
    20|01|18|N|75|49|46|W
  • Infobox, population_total
    507,167
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2022
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Santiago de Cuba - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3536729
    20.02287 -75.82171 P PPLA CU 15 3406 555865 33 America/Havana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 33 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 20.25, -75.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 20.25, -75.75
20.25 -75.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Santiago de Cuba
Wikidata Q117040, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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