Surgidero de Batabanó (original) (raw)

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Village in Mayabeque, Cuba

Surgidero de Batabanó Surgidero
Village
The port of SurgideroThe port of Surgidero
OSM map showing Surgidero and its portOSM map showing Surgidero and its port
Surgidero de Batabanó is located in CubaSurgidero de BatabanóLocation of Surgidero in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°41′14.6″N 82°17′37.7″W / 22.687389°N 82.293806°W / 22.687389; -82.293806
Country Cuba
Province Mayabeque
Municipality Batabanó
Founded 1688
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total 6,000
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code +53-7

Surgidero de Batabanó, also shortened as Surgidero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Batabanó, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 6,000.[1]

The village was officially founded on February 5, 1688.

Located by the Caribbean Coast, on the Gulf of Batabanó, Surgidero is a coastal village surrounded by a marsh, that lies 3 km south of Batabanó.[2] It is 22 km from Melena del Sur, 24 from Quivicán, 30 from Playa Mayabeque, 32 from Güira de Melena, 37 from Güines, San José de las Lajas and Bejucal, and 54 from Havana city centre.

The Port of Surgidero, built in the 16th century, is the main port for the communication to Isla de la Juventud (to Nueva Gerona) and Cayo Largo del Sur, with ferryboat and passenger regular services.[3]

The local railway station[4] is the southern terminus of the Havana-Surgidero line, part of the Havana Suburban Railway network. The village is 3 km far from the state highway "Circuito Sur" (CS).

  1. ^ a b Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  2. ^ 649898072 Surgidero de Batabanó on OpenStreetMap
  3. ^ Sea transport in Nueva Gerona (Lonely Planet)
  4. ^ 3123303323 Surgidero de Batabanó railway station on OpenStreetMap