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Gibara, Cuba

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Municipio of Gibara

The Municipio of Gibara is one of the twenty two municipios in the province of Oriente, Cuba. This municipio covers a surface of 922 square kilometers.


Note: A "municipio" (plural: municipios) is the first political division of the provinces in Cuba. It is similar, in many ways, to the county or parish in which a state is divided in the United States.


Municipio of Gibara in the province of Oriente in 1940.

Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 39,947 persons.


Population of the Municipio of Gibara
Census 1943 1931 1919 1907
Population 36,682 30,705 28,646 22,092

Barrios: The "barrios" (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districs in which a county is divided in the United Sates.


The barrios of Gibara in 1943 were: Arroyo Blanco, Bariay, Blanquizal, Bocas, Candelaria, Cantimplora, Cupeycillos, Fray Benito, Norte, Palmita, Potrerillo, Rabón, Sur and Yabazón.


Population of the barrios in the Municipio of Gibara
Barrio 1943 1931 1919
Arroyo Blanco 530 461 419
Bariay 8,488 7,000 7,454
Blanquizal 2,495 2,047 1,447
Bocas 3,052 2,422 2,043
Candelaria 1,178 870 893
Cantimplora 541 537 482
Cupeycillos 1,599 1,312 618
Fray Benito 2,655 2,050 2,345
Norte 4,176 3,762 3,793
Palmita 976 904 663
Potrerillo 2,917 2,420 2,604
Rabón 1,856 1,440 1,010
Sur 3,869 3,495 3,075
Yabazón 2,350 1,985 1,800




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