Santa Cruz del Norte is a municipality in the Mayabeque Province

Mayabeque Province

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

 of Cuba

Cuba

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. Before 2011 belonged to [La Habana Province]. It is located in the north shore, between the cities of Havana

Havana

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 and Matanzas

Matanzas

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, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.

The town was founded in 1800, being a fisher

Fishing

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 community at that time, and achieved municipality status in 1931.

This is the main home of the Havana Club

Havana Club

Havana Club is a brand of rum, made in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba. The brand was established by José Arechabala in 1878. After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the distillery and company was nationalized by the Cuban government; subsequently, the Arechabala family left for Spain, then emigrated to the...

 rum

Rum

Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...

 distillery; all dark varieties being produced in Santa Cruz del Norte. The distillery can be visited as part of a tour.

Other industries in the municipality include power

Energy

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 generation, oil

Petroleum

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 extraction and fishing.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte had a population of 32,576. With a total area of 376 km² (145.2 sq mi), it has a population density of 86.6 /km2.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

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s of Santa Cruz del Norte (the town proper), Boca de Jaruco

Boca de Jaruco

Boca de Jaruco is a small fishing village in the Mayabeque of Cuba.It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Rio Jaruco, on the Straits of Florida....

, Jibacoa

Jibacoa

Jibacoa or more properly Playa Jibacoa is a fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba.It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Rio Jibacoa, 60 km east of Havana....

, El Fraile, Arcos de Canasí

Arcos de Canasí

Arcos de Canasí is a small town in the east of the La Habana Province of Cuba. Starting from 2011, it belongs to the new-formed Mayabeque Province-History:The town was founded in 1738 at the mouths of the Rio Canasi...

, El Comino, La Sierra, Hershey (or Camilo Cienfuegos), Loma del Tanque, El Rubio

El Rubio

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 and Paula

Paula

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.