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Cumanayagua () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It is located in a valley near the Guamuhaya Mountains (usually these mountains are referred as Escambray Mountains, east of Cienfuegos, the provincial capital.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Cumanayagua
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, Cuba.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
A road in the town centre
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Cumanayagua, Cuba.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Shield of Cumanayagua.jpg
Settlement.shield_size
120x90px
Settlement.image_map
Cumanayagua (Cuban municipal map).png
Settlement.map_caption
Cumanayagua municipality (red) within Cienfuegos Province (yellow) and Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cienfuegos
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
1804
Settlement.area_total_km2
1099
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
47,118

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Wikidata facts

Country
Cuba
Area
1099
Elevation
60
Image
Cumanayagua.jpg
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inception
1976-00-00
Commons category
Cumanayagua
postal code
57600
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Cumanayagua () is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It is located in a valley near the Guamuhaya Mountains (usually these mountains are referred as Escambray Mountains, east of Cienfuegos, the provincial capital.

==History== thumb|left|A road in town's centre Cumanayagua was inhabited by Cuban Taíno indigenous people when the Spanish arrived to the island. Though the meaning of the name is uncertain, is known it comes from Taino Arawak origin. Some scholars believe it means "The place filled with flowers of Royal Palms" other believe it could mean "The place of Cuma and Anayagua", Cuma was the aboriginal chief ruler of the region, and Anayagua his daughter and heir to the chiefdom.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cumanayagua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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