San Antonio de los Baños

San Antonio de los Baños is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province of Cuba. It is located 26 km from the city of Havana, and the Ariguanabo River runs through it. It was founded in 1802.^[1]

San Antonio de los Baños
Municipality
Coat of arms
San Antonio de los Baños municipality (red) within Artemisa Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°53′18″N 82°30′21″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Artemisa
Founded	1802[1]
Established	1879 (Municipality)
Government
• President	Bladimir Parada Rodríguez
Area [2]
• Total	127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	51,314
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-47
Climate	Aw

History

There are 39 schools in the town, employing over 600 teachers. These schools include an academy of plastic arts, a school for training art teachers, and the International School of Cinema and Television Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión which was established in 1986. The town's library was founded in 1975, and has a collection of more than 32,000 books.^[4] There is also the San Antonio de los Baños Municipal Museum.

San Antonio de los Baños Airfield was inaugurated in September 1942. Initially operated by transport aircraft and bombers Douglas B-26 and Boeing B-29, which conducted training in the Caribbean, no aircraft that was part of Cuban aviation could land at the Military Base without prior authorization from the same authorities.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Este Urbano, Centro urbano and Oeste urbano as well as La Ceiba, Encrucijada, Mi Rancho, San Paul, Govea, Pueblo Textil, El Palenque and La Base.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for San Antonio de los Banos
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (80)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (89)	32 (90)	33 (92)	33 (92)	32 (90)	31 (87)	28 (83)	27 (80)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16 (60)	17 (62)	18 (65)	20 (68)	21 (69)	22 (72)	22 (71)	22 (72)	22 (71)	21 (69)	18 (64)	16 (61)	19 (67)
Average precipitation cm (inches)	2.5 (1)	1.0 (0.4)	4.1 (1.6)	5.3 (2.1)	9.9 (3.9)	22 (8.7)	16 (6.2)	21 (8.4)	23 (9.1)	15 (5.9)	4.6 (1.8)	3.6 (1.4)	129 (50.7)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños had a population of 51,314.^[3] With a total area of 127 km² (49 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 400/km² (1,000/sq mi).

Notable people

• Eduardo Abela
• Blanquita Amaro
• Andarín Carvajal
• Silvio Rodríguez
• Agustin Roman
• Pablo Valenzuela
• Raimundo Valenzuela
• Mariano Vivanco Valiente
• Adrián Zabala

Twin towns

• La Algaba (Andalusia, Spain)
• Jódar (Andalusia, Spain)
• Zapotlanejo (Jalisco, Mexico)

See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba
• Autopista del Mediodía

References

1. Guije.com. "San Antonio de los Baños" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
2. Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
3. "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
4. Armas, Maricela Corvo de; Carpenter, Jane (Spring–Fall 2003). "World Libraries: Reading Initiatives: A Major Effort by the Libraries of the San Antonio de los Baños Community, Havana Province". World Libraries. 13. ISSN 1092-7441. Archived from the original on 2006-07-13. Retrieved 2006-06-19.
5. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

External links

• "San Antonio de los Baños" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911.
• "San Antonio de los Baños" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.