Corralillo

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| official_name = Corralillo

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| image_skyline = Central Azucarero Quintin Banderas, Corralillo, Cuba.jpg

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| image_caption = Sugar mill Quintin Banderas, located in the municipality

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| image_map = Corralillo (Cuban municipal map).png

| map_caption = Corralillo municipality (red) within
Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba

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| subdivision_name = Cuba

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Villa Clara

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| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1831

| established_title2 = Established

| established_date2 = 1879 (Municipality)

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| area_total_km2 = 843

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| population_as_of = 2022

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| population_total = 24,791

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EST

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| coordinates = {{coord|22|59|8|N|80|34|59|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}}

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| area_code = +53-42

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Corralillo is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1831 and established as a municipality in 1879.

Geography

Corralillo is located on the northern coast of Cuba, in the north-western corner of the Villa Clara province, bordering the Matanzas Province to the west and the Bay of Cadiz to the north. The cays of Falcones, Blanquizal and Verde of the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago as well as a multitude of reefs are located at sea north of Corralillo.[https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Cayo%20Blanquizal#map=11/22.9938/-80.2462 Corralillo"], map, on openstreetmap.org.

The municipality is divided into the consejos populares (mainly villages) of Ceja de Pablo, Corralillo (municipal seat), Palma Sola, Perú, Rancho Veloz, Sabana Grande, Santa María and Sierra Morena.{{Cite web |title= Corralillo |website= guije.com |language= es |url= http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/corralillo/index.htm |accessdate= 2007-10-09 }} {{Dead link|date=November 2023}}

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Corralillo had a population of 24,791.{{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|843|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-09}} it has a population density of {{convert|29|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.