Camagüey

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city municipality

Camagüey is one of Cuba’s largest and oldest cities, known for its colonial architecture, maze-like historic center, and status as a key cultural and economic hub in the country’s interior.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Camagüey, Cuba 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
demonym camagüeyano ⓘ
foundingDate 1514 ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Ballet de Camagüey ⓘ
Camagüey Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
theatres and cultural centers ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasIndustry cattle ranching ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
sugar industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria ⓘ
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced ⓘ
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad ⓘ
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Centre of Camagüey ⓘ
heritageDesignationCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (v) ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 2008 ⓘ
isCapitalOf Camagüey Province ⓘ
isIn Camagüey Province ⓘ
knownFor ceramic water jars (tinajones) ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
cultural life ⓘ
economic importance in Cuba’s interior ⓘ
large plazas ⓘ
maze-like historic center ⓘ
narrow winding streets ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedInRegion central Cuba ⓘ
eastern Cuba ⓘ
namedAfter Camagüey Province ⓘ
notablePersonAssociated Ignacio Agramonte ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC−04:00 ⓘ
originalName Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe ⓘ
partOf Caribbean ⓘ
Greater Antilles ⓘ
population approximately 300000 to 350000 inhabitants ⓘ
roleInCountry major cultural center of Cuba ⓘ
major economic hub in Cuba’s interior ⓘ
timeZone Cuba Standard Time ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ
transport Camagüey railway station ⓘ
Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ⓘ
urbanCharacteristic irregular street layout ⓘ
labyrinthine street pattern ⓘ
numerous interior courtyards ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicolás Guillén → birthPlace → Camagüey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Camagüey, Cuba
Cuba → majorCity → Camagüey ⓘ
AeroCaribbean → servedCity → Camagüey ⓘ
Cuba Standard Time → usedIn → Camagüey ⓘ