Palma Soriano

Palma Soriano

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subdivision_name1 = Santiago de Cuba
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"Palma Soriano is a municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Alto Cedro, Caney del Sitio, Guaninao, José Martí, Juan Barón, La Concepción, Las Cuchillas, Los Dorados, Norte, Palmarito de Cauto, San Leandro, San Ramón, Santa Filomena and Sur.Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/opalma/index.htm|title=Palma Soriano|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-05 Es icon]

The city of Palma Soriano is located on the banks of the upper Cauto River. The city was founded in 1825, uniting ranches ("haciendas") that stood in this area, and was the place where José Martí (the leader of the Cuban independence movement) was killed in 1895, in the Battle of Dos Ríos.

Palma Soriano is the birth place of Latin Reggae singer Mey Vidal, as well as Cuban baseball legend Orestes Kindelán and Ana Fidelia Quirot.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Palma Soriano had a population of 124,585.Cite web| url=http://www.santiago.cu/nuestrostgo/Municipio/2.htm| title=Municipalities of Santiago de Cuba| author= Santiago.cu| year= 2006| accessdate=2007-10-05 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|846|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|147.3|abbr=yes.

ee also

*List of cities in Cuba

References

External links

* [http://www.guije.com/pueblo/aoriente/palma/index.htm City webpage]


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