Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba
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| official_name = Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
| other_name = Céspedes
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| nickname = Carlo Manuel
| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_map = Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (Cuban municipal map).png
| map_caption = Céspedes municipality (red) within
Camagüey Province (yellow) and Cuba
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| subdivision_name1 = Camagüey
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| area_total_km2 = 653
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| population_total = 22,842
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| timezone = EST
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| coordinates = {{coord|21|34|36|N|78|16|39|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}}
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| area_code = +53-322
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| website = http://www.cespedes.gob.cu/
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| named_for = Carlos Cespedes
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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes,Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}} also shortened as Céspedes, is a town and municipality in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. It was named for the independence fighter Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819-1874).
Geography
It is located in the western part of the province, along the Carretera Central highway. The municipality is bordered by Florida, Esmeralda, Primero de Enero and Baraguá (both in Ciego de Ávila Province). The municipality includes some villages, such as Magarabomba.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Carlos M. de Cespedes had a population of 22,842.{{Cite web |title=Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} With a total area of {{convert|653|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| accessdate=2007-10-05}} it has a population density of {{convert|35|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.
Transport
Céspedes is crossed by the Carretera Central highway and counts a railway station on the Havana-Santiago de Cuba line. A planned extension of the A1 motorway that will span the entire island will intersect the town.
See also
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{{Geographic location
| Centre = Céspedes
| North = Primero de Enero (Ciego de Ávila)
| Northeast = Esmeralda
| East = Florida
| South = Florida
| West = Baraguá (Ciego de Ávila)
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{{Municipalities in Camagüey}}
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