Holguin
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.png) Holguín municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba |
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| Coordinates: 20°53′19″N 76°15′26″W / 20.88861°N 76.25722°WCoordinates: 20°53′19″N 76°15′26″W / 20.88861°N 76.25722°W | ||
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 Cuba
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| Province | Holguín | |
| Established | 1523 | |
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| • Total | 655.9 km2 (253.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 346,191 | |
| • Density | 528/km2 (1,370/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Holguinero,-a | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| Area code(s) | +53 24 | |
| Vehicle registration | O | |
| Website | Official website | |
Holguín (Spanish pronunciation: [olˈɣin]) is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camaguey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba.
It was founded as San Isidoro de Holguín in 1545, and it is named after its founder Captain García Holguín, a Spanish military officer. Prior to 1976, Holguín was located in the province of Oriente. In Pope Francis' visit to the United States, in September 2015, he visited Cuba before the U.S., and while in Cuba, he visited the Diocese of Holguin to, among other things, commemorate the location where Christopher Columbus landed.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Aguarás, Aguas Claras, Alcalá, Arroyo Blanco del Sur, Báguanos, Cabezuelas, Cacocún, Calderón, Camazán, Cauto del Cristo, Corralillo, Cruces de Purnio, Damián, Floro Pérez,Gibara, Guabasiabo, Guayabal, Guirabo, Haticos del Purial, La Aguada, La Cuaba, La Palma, La Rioja, Las Calabazas, Managuaco, Melones, Norte, Omaja, Purnio, San Agustín, San Andrés, San Francisco, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Santa Rita, Sur, Tacámara, Tasajeras, Uñas, Uñitas, Velasco, Yareyal and Yayal.
There are several small city parks such as Parque Infantil, Parque San Jose, Parque San Isidoro, Parque Marti among others, most central the Calixto García in the downtown area. Close by one finds the galleries Centro Provincial de Arte and Bayado, a library, the club Casa de la Trova, the Martí cinema, the Theatre Eddy Suñol, the Province Museum La Periquera, a science museum, and a history museum. From the hill Loma de la Cruz, where a large crucifix is installed, which can be ascended by its 450 stairs, one can oversee the whole city.
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