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Camaguey - Cuba
 
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Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey.
Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.
Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing
through the province. Numerous large cays (including what used to be one of
Fidel Castro's favourite fishing spots; the Archipiélago Jardines de la
Reina) characterise both the northern and southern coasts.
Sandy beaches are found on both coasts also, and despite a large potential
for tourism, the province has seen little development in that area.
Exception being Santa Lucía beach, on the North coast.
The economy of the Camagüey province is primarily cattle and sugar (in the
north and south) farming, and the province is known for its cowboy culture,
with rodeos frequently held. Chickens and rice are also farmed, and a small
citrus fruit industry exists. The capital city also has one of the few
breweries on the island.The Province
of Camaguey is located toward the central eastern part of Cuba. It has an
area of 26,346 square kilometers (10,538 square miles). Camaguey is the
second largest province of Cuba, smaller only than the Province of Oriente.
The population estimates according to the 1953 census were approximately
625,319 residents.
The caciques or Indian chiefs Ornofay and Camaguey first formed the Camaguey
area. In 1513, the area was conquered by Pánfilo de Narváez, who founded its
capital with the name Puerto Príncipe on the northern coast in the Nuevitas
municipality area. Many centuries later, the capital was moved to its
current location because of the many coastal pirate and buccaneer attacks.
In 1899 the province's name was changed from Puerto Príncipe to Camaguey.
This Province of Camaguey consists of 9 municipalities, which are: Camaguey,
Ciego de Avila, Esmeralda, Florida, Guáimaro, Jatibonico, Morón, Nuevitas,
and Santa Cruz del Sur.
This province almost entirely forms the geographic region called Camaguey,
which occupies 28% of Cuba's territory. The Camaguey area is divided into
four significant sub-regions: 1) La Llanura de la Trocha; 2) Subregión
Camaguey-Tunas-Holguín; 3) Subregión del Norte de Camaguey; and 4) Subregión
del Sur de Camaguey. Camaguey is called the "Región Prócer" or the "Father
Region" because of the many Cuban patriots that originated from this area
during Cuba's struggle for independence. The most picturesque and
significant colonial style areas of Camaguey are in the municipalities of
Camaguey, Nuevitas, Morón, and Ciego de Avila.
Important agricultural products for Camaguey were cattle and livestock,
followed by sugar cane, corn, tobbaco, pineapple, and plantains. There were
twenty-four major sugar mills in Camaguey: Adelaida, Agramonte, Algodones,
Baraguá, Céspedes, Cunagua, Elia, Estrella, Florida, Francisco, Lugareño,
Macareño, Morón, Najasa, Patria, Punta Alegre, Vertientes, Jaronú,
Jatibonico, Santa Marta, Senado, Siboney, Stewart, Violeta.
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