Cacocum

Cacocum
Municipality
Aerial view of Cacocum on approach to Frank País Airport
Cacocum municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 20°44′38″N 76°19′27″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Holguín
Government
• President	Mariela Cruz Herrera
Area [1]
• Total	661 km^2 (255 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	39,153
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-24

Cacocum is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.

Overview

It is located south of the city of Holguín and east of the Frank País International Airport towards the city of Bayamo on the Carretera Central Highway. The area includes extremely flat ground stretching south to the municipality's boundaries with Granma Province. Its territory is bounded on the west by Las Tunas Province, and on the east with the Báguanos municipality, its nearest neighbor.

Carretera Central and the Central Railroad pass near the Cacocum townsite, the most populated settlement of this municipality. Two local sugar mills, called Antonio Maceo and Cristino Naranjo represent Cacocum's main economic activity.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Cacocum had a population of 39,153.[2] With a total area of 661 km^2 (255 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 59/km^2 (150/sq mi).

See also

• List of cities in Cuba
• Municipalities of Cuba

References

1. Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
2. "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

External links

Media related to Cacocum at Wikimedia Commons