Rodas
{{About|the municipality|the surname|Rodas (surname)}}
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Cienfuegos Province (yellow) and Cuba
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Rodas ({{IPA|es|ˈroðas}}) is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1859 under the name of Lechuzo. In 1879 it was renamed Rodas in honour of capitán general Caballero de Rodas.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios and villages of Cabecera (the town proper), Ariza, Cartagena, Congojas, Jabacoa, La Unión, Limones, Medidas, Santiago, Soledad and Turquino. Until the 1977 administrative reform, the village of Arriete-Ciego Montero, currently in the municipality of Palmira, was part of it.{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/vrodas/index.htm|title=Rodas|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07|language=es}}
It is bordered by the municipalities of Aguada de Pasajeros, Abreus, Cienfuegos, Palmira, Lajas, Santo Domingo (in Villa Clara Province) and Los Arabos (in Matanzas Province).
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Rodas had a population of 32,719.{{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|552|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|59|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
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{{Adjacent communities
| Centre = Rodas
| NE = Santo Domingo (Villa Clara)
| SE = Cienfuegos
| S = Abreus
| W = Aguada de Pasajeros
| NW = Los Arabos (Matanzas)
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{{Municipalities in Cienfuegos}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Cienfuegos Province
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