Jaruco

Jaruco

San Juan Bautista de Jaruco
Jaruco San Juan Bautista de Jaruco
Municipality
	The "Escaleras de Jaruco" hills
	Seal
	Jaruco municipality (red) within ; Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 23°02′34″N 82°00′34″W / 23.04278°N 82.00944°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Mayabeque
Founded	1762
Established	1931 (Municipality)
Area
• Total	276 km2 (107 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	24,162
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-47
Website	https://www.jarucociudadcondal.gob.cu/es/

Jaruco is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba.

Geography

The town is located in the east of Havana, between San José de las Lajas and Santa Cruz del Norte. The municipality borders with Habana del Este (municipal borough of Havana), Santa Cruz del Norte, Madruga and San José de las Lajas.

The Escaleras (stairs) of Jaruco rise up out of the plains and provide views of the area. The area is protected as a park and is a visiting spot from Havana and the beaches.

History

Jaruco was founded in 1762 under the name San Juan Bautista de Jaruco (Ciudad Condal de San Juan Bautista de Jaruco).^[4] "Ajaruco" was the pre-Columbian Taíno name of the settlement.^[5]

In 1940, the municipality was divided into the barrios of Arroyo Vuelto, Casiguas, Castilla, Ciudad de Jaruco, Don Martín, Escaleras de Jaruco, Bainoa, San Antonio de Río Blanco del Norte and Santa Ana.^[1]

After 1959 this area was grouped into the Regional San José (with the small municipalities of Jaruco, San Antonio-Caraballo (formerly part of pre 1959 Aguacate municipality), Bainoa, etc.) Later Jaruco was the capital of Regional Bainoa which included the municipalities of Jaruco, Camilo Cenfuegos, Santa Cruz del Norte, Aguacate y Madruga.

Since 1976, the Jaruco municipality includes: Jaruco, Caraballo, San Antonio de Rio Blanco del Norte, Bainoa, Casiguas, Vista Alegre, Escaleras de Jaruco (and its beautiful park inside the mountains), Castilla y Tumba Cuatro.

In 2009 the Benedictines being a Roman Catholic congregation started to erect an own residence in Jaruco. The project failed in 2010 because of lack of water so that the Benedictines remained in their provisorial house in Havana (2011).

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Jaruco had a population of 24,162.^[3] With a total area of 276 km² (107 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 88/km² (230/sq mi).

Notable natives and residents

Oribe - Celebrity hairdresser and entrepreneur

References

^ ^a ^b Guije.com. "Jaruco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ ^a ^b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ *Ignacio A, Ortiz-Bello. Jaruco, un aporte para su historia 1959
^ The United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18.

External links

Media related to Jaruco at Wikimedia Commons

[guije-1] Guije.com. "Jaruco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[statoids-2] Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[citypopulation-3] "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[Ortiz-Bello-4] *Ignacio A, Ortiz-Bello. Jaruco, un aporte para su historia 1959

[taino-5] The United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18.

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