Encrucijada

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Encrucijada ({{IPA|es|eŋkɾusiˈxaða}}) is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910.

History

The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redonda.{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vencrucijada/index.htm|title=Encrucijada|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-09|language=es}} After the 1977 administrative reform, Calabazar de Sagua, part of Sagua la Grande, became part of it.

Geography

The municipality borders with Sagua la Grande, Cifuentes, Santa Clara and Camajuaní. {{OSM|n|5884794|Encrucijada}}

The Municipality has the Consejos populares (wards) of:

Encrucijada Norte (North Encrucijada in English)
Encrucijada Sur (South Encrucijada in English)
Abel Santamaría
Dos Hermanas
La Sierra
Calabazar de Sagua
El Purio
El Santo
Emilio Córdova

Transportation

Encrucijada is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara. {{Citation |last=lezumbalaberenjena |title=Composed road map from a tour guide (1980's) |date=2017-11-09 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/lezumbalaberenjena/44038904924/ |access-date=2023-04-12}}{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Road guides of Cuba |url=http://itravelnetwork.us/document/guides/GC_2019_English.pdf}}

The municipality has 3 state highways, being Highway 4–311, from San Francisco–Dos Hermanas–Encrucijada and the municipality of Santa Clara, Highway 4–273, from Calabazar de Sagua to the municipality of Cifuentes, and the Highway 4–I–3 from Calabazar–Encrucijada–La Sierra and the municipalities of Sagua La Grande and Camajuaní

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Encrucijada had a population of 33,641.{{Cite web |url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714001016/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm |archive-date=2006-07-14 |title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality |author=Atenas.cu |year=2004 |accessdate=2007-10-09 |language=es |url-status=dead }} With a total area of {{convert|345|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|97.5|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The population number had dropped to 31,500 in 2022.{{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}}

Notable people

Onelio Jorge Cardoso (1914-1986), writer, born in Calabazar
{{ill|Jesús Menéndez Larrondo|es|Jesús Menéndez}} (1911-1948), trade unionist and politician
Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (1927-1953), revolutionary, born in Constancia
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado (1922-1980), revolutionary, born in Constancia