Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province , whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province . The new provinces came in to existence on January 1, 2011.
6-533: Mayabeque is made up of the 11 eastern municipalities of the former La Habana province, with the capital in San José de las Lajas . Mayabeque Province is named after the Mayabeque River (the largest in this territory) as well as the south shore of Mayabeque beach, the place believed to be the original location of Havana village (San Cristóbal de La Habana) that was founded in 1514. The new province became
12-630: A population density of 117.4/km (304/sq mi). San José is the most important economical hub of Mayabeque Province with important industries (metallurgic, mechanical, electrical, building materials, chemical, rum) and a well-developed farming sector. This municipality hosts the Agrarian University of Havana as well as important country level scientific institutions of the agricultural sciences: CENSA (National Center of Animal Healthcare), ICA (Institute of Animal Science) and INCA (National Institute of Agricultural Sciences), forming together
18-571: Is a municipality and the capital city of the newly formed Mayabeque Province of Cuba , after the segmentation of La Habana Province in 2011. It is located in the center north of the province, and is bisected by the Carretera Central . It was founded in 1778. The municipality includes the villages of Jamaica , Liberación, Tapaste, Pedro Pi, El Perú, Valle del Perú, Morales, Ganuza, Zaragoza, Nazareno, Comunidad Nazareno, El Volcán, La Ruda, Managuaco and San Antonio de las Vegas . In
24-661: The core of the so named "Havana East Scientific Pole" San José counts a railway station, on the Havana - Güines line, served by a line of the Havana Suburban Railway . It is crossed in the middle by the Carretera Central (CC) highway and is served by 2 exits of the A1 motorway . The southwestern area of the municipality, nearby San Antonio de las Vegas, is served by the A3 motorway . The baseball stadium " Nelson Fernández "
30-431: The municipality there are 7 consejos populares ("popular councils") which include the main town of San José de las Lajas split into Sur ("south") and Norte ("north") and San Antonio de las Vegas , Nazareno, Jamaica , Tapaste, and Zaragoza. In 2022, the municipality of San José de las Lajas had a population of 81,261. The city proper has 37,000 inhabitants. With a total area of 591 km (228 sq mi), it has
36-1177: The smallest (excluding Havana city province) and least populated province in the country. Mayabeque's economy is based on agriculture (potatoes, fruits, vegetables, sugar cane) and livestock farming, particularly milk production. It also has a relevant industry sector located mainly in San José de las Lajas and Santa Cruz del Norte . Products include building materials, electrical cables, rubber industry, glass vessels, ceramics, food processing, paper processing, bio-pharmaceuticals (in Bejucal ), fishing products, and oil and gas extraction. The province also has two large Havana Club rum factories, power plants, and sugar mills; as well as important scientific institutions and an agricultural science university. Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Instituto de Planificación Física/2010 The most populated cities are Güines (42 000 hab.) and San José de las Lajas (37 000 hab.) 22°58′5″N 82°09′21″W / 22.96806°N 82.15583°W / 22.96806; -82.15583 ( Mayabeque Province ) San Jos%C3%A9 de las Lajas San José de las Lajas
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