Sagua la Grande

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Sagua la Grande

Total population

37,713

Coordinates22.81°, -80.07°

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

Overview

Sagua la Grande is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Jumagua, limestone cliffs. Many cays of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago are located off the northern coast. People born in Sagua are called "sagüeros".

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

R

Roberto G. Fernández

novelist

Mel Martínez

American politician

Wifredo Lam

Cuban artist (1902-1982)

Peter Henry Emerson

British writer and photographer (1856–1936)

E

Enrique Labrador Ruiz

Cuban writer (1902–1991)

Connie Marrero

Cuban baseball player (1911–2014)

Enrique González Mántici

Cuban composer and conductor (1912-1974)

Joaquín Albarrán

urologist (1860–1912)

Jorge Mañach

Cuban politician (1898–1961)

Alfredo López Rojas

Cuban trade unionist

V

Víctor Dreke

Cuban revolutionary

Antonio Machín

Cuban-Spanish musician (1903–1977)

H

Herman Puig

Cuban photographer (1928–2021)

Alfredo Sosabravo

Cuban painter, sculptor and ceramist

Edelmira Sampedro y Robato

Spanish countess (1906-1994)

A

Arasay Thondike

athletics competitor

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

Nearby places in Cuba

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  6843.2 mi away · pop. 9,000
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  6891.6 mi away · pop. 23,763
• Tazeh Shahr
  6909.3 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Khamaneh
  6947.5 mi away · pop. 3,056
• Bonab-e-Jadid
  6948.5 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Shabestar
  6951.1 mi away · pop. 22,181
• Parsabad
  6973.6 mi away · pop. 81,782
• Kaleybar
  6974.7 mi away
• Oshnaviyeh
  6976.6 mi away · pop. 32,723
• Tabriz
  6980.4 mi away · pop. 1,558,693
• Shinabad
  6994.8 mi away
• Bostanabad
  7012.9 mi away · pop. 16,592

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sagua la Grande

City Maps Sagua la Grande Cuba

James McFee · 2017

Memoria del homenaje acordado y tributado por el Ayuntamiento de Sagua la Grande en honor de los esposos López-Oña, y de los Sres. Juan de Dios de Oña, Francisco P. Machado, Carlos Alfert Leiva, Antonio Miguel Alcover

Sagua La Grande (Cuba). Ayuntamiento · 1912

Estudio del folklore sagüero

Sagua La Grande (Cuba). Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza. · 1940

General Menocal, Sagua la Grande pide justicia

Luis F. de Jongh y Boudet · 1914

Historia de la Villa de Sagua la Grande y Su Jurisdiccion

Antonio Miguel Alcover · 2001

Como una memoria que dura

Silvina Testa · 2004

Memoria oficial

Conferencia Nacional de Beneficencia y Corrección de la Isla de Cuba. 8th Sagua la Grande 1910. · 1911

El periodismo en Sagua

Antonio Miguel Alcover y Beltrán · 1901

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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• Rifle Range Rd Wildfire, Collier, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 249 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Keyhole Wasp

Pachodynerus nasidens

Seen 2026-01-17

Tropical Orbweaver

Eriophora ravilla

Seen 2026-01-16

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius

Seen 2026-01-16

Roseate Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea

Seen 2026-01-16

Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius oileus

Seen 2026-01-16

Cave Anole

Anolis lucius

Seen 2024-12-12

Cuban Ground Iguana

Cyclura nubila

Seen 2023-08-08

Wiffle Ball Stinkhorn

Clathrus crispus

Seen 2019-08-09

Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Seen 2018-02-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sagua la Grande, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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