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Las Cañas

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Total population

3,877

Coordinates22.81°, -82.71°

Demographic figures from ONEI Cuba. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Cuba, Las Cañas occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (22.806°, -82.709°). Census-style estimates put the resident count near 3,877. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,958 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
22.8055
Longitude
-82.7093
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,243
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    410
  • West Indian Woodpecker
    Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827) · Aves
    351
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    334
  • Red-legged Thrush
    Turdus plumbeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    305
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    303
  • Palm Warbler
    Setophaga palmarum (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    302
  • Cuban Blackbird
    Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839) · Aves
    298
  • Cuban Grassquit
    Phonipara canora (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    287

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2021-06-29

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
Ramiro Valdés
Ramiro Valdés
Cuban politician
Ciro Redondo
Ciro Redondo
Cuban military personnel
M
Miguel Lahera
baseball player
María Teresa Vera
María Teresa Vera
Cuban musician (1895–1965)
Orlando Ortega
Orlando Ortega
Cuban sprint hurdler
Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill
Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill
governor of Louisiana (1751-1820)
Alex Cuba
Alex Cuba
Cuban-Canadian musician
Salvador Massip
Salvador Massip
Cuban geographer
J
José Narciso Díaz
fencer
L
Lucilo de la Peña
Cuban fencer
R
Rene Lavan
Cuban-American actor
M
Manuel Martín, Jr.
Cuban theatre director
Adonis Puentes
Adonis Puentes
Cuban singer, jazz musician and jazz guitarist
J
José García
baseball player (1981-)
L
Lidiannis Echeverria Benitez
Cuban beach volleyball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Cuba

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,958

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Las Cañas

La caña de azúcar en Cuba
Fernando Agete y Piñero · 1946
La caña de azúcar en Cuba
Fernando Agete y Piñero · 1946
Cuando la caña es amarga
Francisco Castellanos Velasco · 1966
Sistemas y equipos de desmedulado en la industria del bagazo de la caña de azúcar
Jorge Lois Correa · 1982
El cultivo de la caña de azucar en Cuba
J. T. Crawley · 1917
Estudios anatomicos y fisiologicos sobre la caña de azucar en Cuba
Eva Mameli de Calvino · 1921
General de las cañas
Gaspar M. Jorge García Galló · 1983
General de las cañas
Gaspar M. Jorge García Galló · 1998

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET