Ranchuelo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba

History | Geography | Demographics | Transport

🇨🇺 Ranchuelo is a town and municipality in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1734.

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History Originally named Boca de Ranchuelo, the settlement was founded by Dionisio Consuegra on October 1, 1734. In 1856 it was linked to the national rail network, and in 1879 gained the municipal status.

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Geography The town is divided into the barrios of Norte, Poza de la China, Sitio Viejo and Sur.

Ranchuelo is 7 km from San Juan de los Yeras, 9 from Esperanza, 16 from Cruces, 28 from Santa Clara, 43 from Cienfuegos and 256 from Havana. It borders with the municipalities of Santo Domingo, Cifuentes, Santa Clara, Manicaragua, Cruces and Lajas.

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Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Ranchuelo had a total area of 556 km² (215 sq mi), and a population density of 106.2/km² (275/sq mi).

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Transport Ranchuelo is served by the A1 motorway at the homonym exit, also known as "Ranchuelo-Cienfuegos". It counts a railway station on the Santa Clara-Cienfuegos line, that is also the western terminus of a freight line to Mataguá.

Esperanza, the most populated municipal hamlet, is crossed in the middle by the "Carretera Central" state highway.

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Ranchuelo has a population of over 59,062 people. Ranchuelo also forms one of the centres of the wider Villa Clara Province which has a population of over 803,562 people.

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Antipodal to Ranchuelo is: 99.851,-22.369

Locations Near: Ranchuelo -80.1495,22.3694

🇨🇺 Santa Clara -79.967,22.406 d: 19.2  

🇨🇺 Manicaragua -79.975,22.149 d: 30.4  

🇨🇺 Cienfuegos -80.444,22.15 d: 38.9  

🇨🇺 Camajuaní -79.722,22.467 d: 45.3  

🇨🇺 Sagua La Grande -80.071,22.809 d: 49.5  

🇨🇺 Placetas -79.654,22.314 d: 51.3  

🇨🇺 Trinidad -79.967,21.8 d: 66.1  

🇨🇺 Sancti Spíritus -79.433,21.933 d: 88.3  

🇨🇺 Cárdenas -81.205,23.044 d: 131.7  

🇨🇺 Ciego de Ávila -78.75,21.833 d: 156  

Antipodal to: Ranchuelo 99.851,-22.369

🇮🇩 Jatinegara 106.167,-6.817 d: 18157.9  

🇮🇩 Sukabumi 106.926,-6.921 d: 18137.4  

🇮🇩 Banten 106.25,-6.5 d: 18121.7  

🇮🇩 Cigantang 108.187,-7.408 d: 18127.1  

🇮🇩 Singaparna 108.11,-7.35 d: 18125.2  

🇮🇩 Tasikmalaya 108.198,-7.316 d: 18117.4  

🇮🇩 Bogor 106.797,-6.597 d: 18109.6  

🇮🇩 Cilacap 109,-7.733 d: 18115.8  

🇮🇩 Ciamis 108.333,-7.317 d: 18110.6  

🇮🇩 Padalarang 107.478,-6.844 d: 18104.8  

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