Arcos de Canasí

Arcos de Canasí
Village

Location of Arcos de Canasí in Cuba

Coordinates: 23°06′45″N 81°46′46″W / 23.11250°N 81.77944°W / 23.11250; -81.77944Coordinates: 23°06′45″N 81°46′46″W / 23.11250°N 81.77944°W / 23.11250; -81.77944
Country  Cuba
Province Mayabeque
Municipality Santa Cruz del Norte
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-47

Arcos de Canasí is a small town in the east of the La Habana Province of Cuba. Starting from 2011, it belongs to the new-formed Mayabeque Province

History

The town was founded in 1738 at the mouths of the Rio Canasi. Due to frequent flooding, the town was moved to higher ground in 1808, on the actual location.

It was its own municipality (administering an area of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi)[1]) of the Matanzas Province until 1976, when its territories were re-distributed to the Santa Cruz del Norte municipality of the La Habana Province. With the split of the La Habana Province in 2010, this municipality belongs currently to Mayabeque Province.

Economy

The town's economy is mainly agriculture. Farmers offering cheese and fruit on the side of the Via Blanca highway are an everyday sight.

Intense oil exploatation is active on the Atlantic Ocean coast just north of the town.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic municipality webpage
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