Jatibonico
Municipality in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
21°56′47″N 79°10′3″W / 21.94639°N 79.16750°W / 21.94639; -79.16750 (2022)[2]
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.[2] With a total area of 765 km2 (295 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 55/km2 (140/sq mi).
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.[3]
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Stained glass where Joseph resolved to send Mary away quietly (Matthew 1:18–25). -
Stained glass representing the Sacred Family returd to Nazareth (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.[4]
See also
- Municipalities of Cuba
- List of cities in Cuba
References
- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ es:Parroquia de San José de Jatibonico y Arroyo Blanco
- ^ Silvernail, John (2016). "The Cuban Oil Boom and the Discovery of Jatibonico Oil Field". AAPG Explorer. 37 (10): 20–21. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Jatibonico at Wikimedia Commons
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