Güines

Güines is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River. It is the most populated town, but not the capital, of its province.

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Place details

Locality: Güines
Region: Mayabeque
Country: Cuba
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Güines
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Güines (1817).jpg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x90px
Settlement.image_map: Güines (Cuban municipal map).png
Settlement.map_caption: Güines municipality (red) within Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mayabeque
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1735
Settlement.established_title2: Established
Settlement.established_date2: 1815 (Municipality)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 445
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 65,037
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 66892
Area: 445
Elevation: 65
Image: Guines cuba 09 05 2010 ERS07.jpg
Dialing code: 7

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Commons category: Güines
inception: 1735-00-00
postal code: 10000–19999
P8168: Anja Weisgerber
P12749: dwarf planet

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Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Notable people
See [[Leinier Domínguez|also]]
References
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== History == The city was founded in 1737 by the Spanish. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, what is now Güines was part of a region ruled by the Indian chief Habaguanex.