Alquízar is a municipality and city in the Artemisa Province

Artemisa Province

Artemisa Province is one of two new provinces in Cuba, which creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly by splitting former La Habana Province.Artemisa was the largest city and municipality of the former La Habana province...

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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The town is located in the south-west corner of the province, south-west of San Antonio de los Baños

San Antonio de los Baños

San Antonio de los Baños is a municipality and city in the Artemisa Province of Cuba.It is located 26 km from the city of Havana, and the Ariguanabo River runs through it. The city was founded in 1802....

 and west of Güira de Melena

Güira de Melena

Güira de Melena is a municipality and city in the Artemisa Province of west Cuba. It is located on the southern shore of the island, bordering the Bay of Batabanó. It was founded in 1779.The town is south of San Antonio de los Baños and east of Alquízar....

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The settlement was first mentioned in 1616, as a coffee plantation owned by Don Sancho de Alquízar, who gives the name of the community. In 1826, a garrison was established here, and it was incorporated in 1879.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Alquízar had a population of 29,616. With a total area of 193 km² (74.5 sq mi), it has a population density of 153.5 /km2.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s of Guanímar, La Paz, Pueblo (capital), San Andrés and Tumbadero.