Jatibonico

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Jatibonico is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Jatibonico had a population of 42,027.{{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|765|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-07}} it has a population density of {{convert|55|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

Catholic Parish Church

A gallery of stained glass windows can be found at Jatibonico's St. Joseph Catholic Parish Church, unique in its kind in the whole of Cuba.:es:Parroquia de San José de Jatibonico y Arroyo Blanco

Image:1-Vitral_del_Repudio_de_José_a_María.jpg|Stained glass where Joseph resolved to send Mary away quietly ({{bibleverse||Matthew|1:18-25}}).

Image:6-Vitral_del_regreso_a_Nazareth.jpg|Stained glass representing the Sacred Family returd to Nazareth ({{bibleverse||Matthew|2:19-23}}).

Jatibonico Oil Field

The Jatibonico Oil Field was discovered in the early 1950s by Grupo Jarueca after surface oil seeps were noticed in the area. Oil was discovered at a depth of about 1,100 feet in a marly shale within a structural high. This was the first new field discovered in the post-World War II era and the start of several more fields in the Central Basin of Cuba.{{cite journal|first=John|last=Silvernail|title=The Cuban Oil Boom and the Discovery of Jatibonico Oil Field|journal=AAPG Explorer|date=2016|volume=37|issue=10|pages=20–21|url=http://www.aapg.org/publications/news/explorer/column/Articleid/34017/the-cuban-oil-boom-and-the-discovery-of-jatibonico-oil-field|accessdate=4 October 2016}}