Bartolomé Masó, Cuba
Bartolomé Masó | |
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View of the Comandancia General de La Plata | |
Bartolomé Masó municipality (red) within Granma Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′7″N 76°56′34″W / 20.16861°N 76.94278°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Granma |
| Government | |
| • President | Linne Martínez Sánchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 629 km2 (243 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 46,711 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-23 |
| Website | https://www.bartolomemaso.gob.cu/es/ |
Bartolomé Masó (Spanish pronunciation: [baɾtoloˈme maˈso]) is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba.
Overview
The municipality was named after the Cuban patriot Bartolomé Masó Márquez.[3] It is the home of the Comandancia General de La Plata, headquarters of the Cuban revolutionaries around Fidel Castro and today a museum, located in the Sierra Maestra mountains.[4]
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Bartolomé Masó had a population of 46,711.[2] With a total area of 629 km2 (243 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 74/km2 (190/sq mi). In 2009, around 73% of Bartolomé Masó's territorial area of 634 square kilometers was rural and difficult to access.[5]
Earthquakes
On 10 November 2024, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of southeastern Cuba at UTC 05:00.[6] The location of the earthquake was measured to be just about 40 miles away SSW of Bartolomé Masó.[6] The earthquake’s strength was felt along the coast of Cuba, which had already been experiencing flash flooding due to Hurricane Oscar, and major destruction.[7] Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said on X that the quakes damaged homes and powerlines and caused landslides in the coastal provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Granma.[8] He urged people in those areas to stay outside in open spaces stating, "The first and most essential thing is to save lives."[8]
The town was again hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 degrees in February 2025, with the epicenter being 24 kilometers from Bartolomé Masó.[9]
Climate
Bartolomé Masó has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).[10]
| Climate data for Bartolome Maso | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.9 (78.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) |
8.1 (0.32) |
12.6 (0.50) |
24.9 (0.98) |
66.4 (2.61) |
76.0 (2.99) |
83.6 (3.29) |
93.5 (3.68) |
86.4 (3.40) |
74.2 (2.92) |
28.3 (1.11) |
14.0 (0.55) |
577 (22.7) |
| Source: Weather.Directory[10] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Domingo, Alfredo Mateo (1977). Historia de la división político-administrativa de la isla de Cuba, 1607-1976 (in Spanish). Editorial Arte y Literatura. p. 113. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Comandancia General de La Plata, Granma". www.visitarcuba.org. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Tierra de epopeyas". CNC TV. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "M 6.8 - 42 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Cubans tested to the limit as earthquake, hurricanes and total blackout hit within days". Miami Herald. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b Davis, William B.; Dong, Madison; Jones, Judson; Keefe, John; Malsky, Bea; Rosenberg, Carol (10 November 2024). "Maps: Strong Quakes Strike Near Cuba". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Cuban authorities report a perceptible earthquake near Granma". CiberCuba. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Bartolome Maso Weather & Climate Guide". Weather.Directory. Retrieved 8 Feb 2025.
External links
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