Vázquez (Puerto Padre)

Vázquez is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Puerto Padre, in Las Tunas Province. In 2011 it had a population of around 13,600.

Vázquez
Village
OSM map showing Vázquez and the surrounding villages
OSM map showing Vázquez and the surrounding villages
Vázquez (Puerto Padre) is located in Cuba
Vázquez (Puerto Padre)
Location of Vázquez in Cuba
Coordinates: 21°08′23.5″N 76°43′46.0″W / 21.139861°N 76.729444°W / 21.139861; -76.729444
Country Cuba
ProvinceLas Tunas
MunicipalityPuerto Padre
Founded1884
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,600
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-31

History edit

The village was founded in 1884, and was named after two brothers who build the first finca.

Geography edit

Located on a plain between Puerto Padre (17 km east); Manatí (43 km northwest) and Las Tunas (32 km southwest), Vázquez is s rural town surrounded by the villages of Yarey de Vázquez, Aguada de Vázquez and Gayol, with whom it forms a small urban area of about 20,000 inhabitants.[1] It is 23 km from Delicias, 31 from Jesús Menéndez and 34 from Calixto.

Transport edit

The village is served by a railway station on Las Tunas-Puerto Padre line,[2] is crossed in the middle by the highway 6-123 Las Tunas-Puerto Padre, and is 7 km south of the state highway "Circuito Norte" (CN).

Health edit

The village has a general hospital named "Policlínico Docente 28 de Septiembre", opened in 1989.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1712623004 Vázquez on OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ 1712623670 Vázquez railway station on OpenStreetMap

External links edit