Dolores, Caibarién
Dolores | |
|---|---|
| Consejo Popular 5 | |
Dolores Dolores Dolores | |
| Coordinates: 22°25′46″N 79°25′38″W / 22.42944°N 79.42722°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Caibarién |
| Government | |
| • President | Alberto Concepción Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (14 September 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 1,533 |
| • Density | 1,825/km2 (4,730/sq mi) |
Dolores, officially Ward 5, (Consejo Popular 5),[3] is a rural settlement and ward located on the Circuito Norte in Caibarién, Cuba. It is located about 10 kilometers away from the municipal seat of Caibarién.[4]
History
The Dolores sugar mill (Ingenio Dolores) was constructed in 1872, with it having slaves for agricultural and industrial purposes. The mill currently has legends and traditions based around it, which reference the violence of what the slaves had to deal with.[4]
Geography
The settlement in located in on the junction of the Circuito Norte and the unpaved Remedios–Dolores Road (officially the 4–511). North on the Circuito Norte is the Cayo Santa María Causeway to the tourist area of Cayo Santa María. West on the Road to Remedios leads to the town of Guajabana.[5]
The Ward of Dolores contains the barrio of Cambaito.[6]
References
- ^ Vanguardia, Tomado de (2021-02-06). "Visitó vicegobernadora de Villa Clara comunidad caibarienense de Dolores". CMHS Radio Caibarién (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b "Dolores (Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Comunidad Saludable en Dolores inicia el proyecto Coronavida en Caibarién". teveo.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b Rodríguez, Yudith Delgado (2021-02-20). "La casona del Ingenio Dolores". CMHS Radio Caibarién (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Node: Dolores (4320533432)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Pérez, Claudia Díaz (2024-01-19). "De las dificultades, en Caibarién, vamos a salir combatiendo". Radio Rebelde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-01.