Chambas

Chambas is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba. It emerged in 1976 with the new political-administrative division, occupies an area of 770.08 km², including 12 km² of adjacent cays, which ranks it second in the province in terms of surface area. It has a population of 39,085 inhabitants, with a density of 54.5 inhabitants per square kilometer, lower than the provincial average. However, it is one of the municipalities with the highest population density in the province, surpassed only by the municipalities of Ciego de Ávila, Morón, and Florencia.

== History == According to some preserved historical data, upon the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the territory of the current municipality of Chambas, they encountered several groups of indigenous people. Currently, several areas showing signs of having been inhabited by indigenous people are being studied, examples of these places are: Nauyú aboriginal settlement, near the town of "El Calvario". Santa Clarita aboriginal settlement, next to the springs of the Aguas Azules tourist center. Mabuya aboriginal settlement, located next to the bridge of the stream that runs east of the town. Buchillones aboriginal settlement between Punta Alegre and the Máximo Gómez sugar mill.