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Cabaiguán

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Cabaiguán

Total population

30,326

Founded

1894

Air quality index

55Moderate
Elevation135 m
Land area597 km²
Coordinates22.08°, -79.50°

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City facts

Founded
1894
Elevation
135 m
Area
597 km²
Time zone
Q5390

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cabaiguán is a municipality and town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. With an urban population of 42,075 is the 3rd largest town of the province. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Yaguajay, to the east with the municipality of Taguasco, to the south with the municipality of Sancti Spíritus with the Tuinicú River serving as its limit, to the southwest with Fomento and to the west and northwest with Placetas, a municipality within the province of Villa Clara. It has a territorial area of 598.98 km2.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
22.0796
Longitude
-79.4996
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
19.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
19
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,757
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    320
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    207
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    203
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    196
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    192
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    186
  • Cuban Blackbird
    Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839) · Aves
    160
  • Common Ground-Dove
    Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    159

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Cuba

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,885

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
133
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cabaiguán

City Maps Cabaiguan Cuba
James McFee · 2017
Isleños en Cuba
Mario Luis López Isla · 1997
Cabaiguán en la mano
Marlene E. García Pérez · 2005
Los aborígenes en Cabaiguán
Orlando Alvarez de la Paz · 2005
La leyenda del Hombre Rojo
Mario Luis López Isla · 1998
Blessed by thunder
Blessed by thunder
Flor Fernandez Barrios · 1999
La madre que espera
Pedro Luis Rodríguez Molina · 2005
El alzamiento de La Llorona
Mario Luis López Isla · 2017

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library