George Washington, Cuba
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 The entrance to the sugar mill in George Washington, in 2023. | |
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| Coordinates: 22°35′35.99″N 80°18′57.99″W / 22.5933306°N 80.3161083°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Santo Domingo |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,023 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-422 |
George Washington, also known as Washington, is a village and ward in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, located in the municipality of Santo Domingo. In 2012, it was inhabited by 2,023 people.[1][2] It is located along the Carretera Central, directly to the east of Manacas, and to the west of the municipal seat of Santo Domingo, both located in the same municipality.[3]
Name
The village was named after George Washington, a Founding Father and first president of the United States.[1][4] The official name of the ward is “Consejo Popular George Washington”.
Geography
George Washington is one of ten wards (electoral subdivision) of the municipality of Santo Domingo.[5]
Economy
George Washington is one of local centres of tobacco and a sugarcane production.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "El Municipio de Santo Domingo". guije.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ↑ "George Washington". citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ McDonald, Forrest (2000) [1999]. "Washington, George". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0200332. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ "Portal de Gobierno - Santo Domingo - Sobre Nosotros". www.somossantodomingo.gob.cu. Retrieved May 13, 2023.