Caibarién, Cuba
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| Nickname(s): La Villa Blanca (The White Town) | |
.png) Caibarién municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba |
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| Coordinates: 22°30′57″N 79°28′20″W / 22.51583°N 79.47222°WCoordinates: 22°30′57″N 79°28′20″W / 22.51583°N 79.47222°W | |
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 Cuba
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| Province | Villa Clara |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Established | 1873 (Village) |
| Municipality | 1879 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 37,902 |
| • Density | 88.9/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | +53-42 |
Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara province of Cuba.
Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" (The White Town) for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios (the neighboring town located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west) and Camajuani.
The town was founded on October 26, 1832 from a map designed by Estratón Bauza. For his constant concern and tenacity in their efforts, and because he offered some of his lands and also economic concessions to the founding of the town Don Narciso de Justa is considered the founder of Caibarién. On 1834 it was named Colonia de Vives, but in 1837 the original name (Caibarién) was restored. On September 19, 1873 it was awarded the title village.
In 1878 the town already had stores, churches, schools and newspapers. Founded in Caibarién on October 25 was the committee of the Cuban Liberal Party, and elections were prepared between the Liberal Party and the Constitutional Union.
On January 1, 1879 Caibarién emerged as an independent municipality of Remedios and the first city council was established with Don Hipólito Escobar Martelo from the Liberal Party as its first Mayor. In 1891, Laureano López Cosío was chosen as Mayor.
In the second half of 1893, political turmoil began to increase, shedding elements from the Conservative Union to form a third political party called Reform. This year the mayor Cosío died and Damián Judez Celaya was elected. On January 18, 1895 Judez died and was succeeded by the Spanish merchant Antonio Imaz Llaguno.
Before the independence war of 1895 the village had achieved steady progress, showing an economic power that was a real surprise at the time.
The area was the scene of actions during the independence wars of the nineteenth century like the uprising of Carlos Roloff.
The city is situated on the north coast of Cuba, bordering the Bay of Buena Vista (Bahía de Buena Vista) of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies at the eastern extremity of the Villa Clara Province, close to the border with Sancti Spíritus Province. The town is served by the Caibarién Airport (IATA: -, ICAO: MUCB).
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