San Antonio de los Baños 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

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It is located 26 km from the city of Havana

Havana

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, and the Ariguanabo River runs through it. The city was founded in 1802.

There are 39 schools in the town, employing over 600 teachers. These schools include an academy of plastic arts, a school for training art teachers, and the International School of Cinema and Television Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión which was established in 1986. The town's library was founded in 1975, and has a collection of more than 32,000 books.

San Antonio de los Baños Airfield

San Antonio de los Baños Airfield

San Antonio de los Baños Air Base is a military air base located near San Antonio de los Baños, a municipality in the province of Havana in Cuba. It is located approximately southwest of the city of San Antonio de los Baños, about southwest of Havana.- 1942 :The station was built in 1942 and...

, built during World War II

World War II

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 by the United States

United States

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, and of importance during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

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, is near the town.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños had a population of 46,300. With a total area of 127 km² (49 sq mi), it has a population density of 364.6 /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 Este Urbano, Centro urbano and Oeste urbano as well as La Ceiba, Encrucijada, Mi Rancho, San Paul, Govea, Pueblo Textil and La Base.

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