Jagüey Grande
# Jagüey Grande

Jagüey Grande, simply known as Jagüey (Spanish pronunciation:), is a town and municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula, north of the Bahia de Cochinos, along the A1 motorway in the center of the province.

## History

The town was founded in 1840 and was named after the tree Ficus citrifolia, locally named "Jagüey".

## Geography

The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Pueblo (town's centre), Gallardo, López, Murga Sinú and Rovira. Nowadays it counts the town itself and the popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages) of Agramonte, Australia, San José de Marcos and Torriente. Agramonte, the most populated village, was an autonomous municipality until the 1976 reform.

## Demographics

In 2007, the municipality of Jagüey Grande had a population of 87,771. With a total area of 882 $km^2$ (341 sq mi), it has a population density of $65.5/km^2$ (170/sq mi).

## Notable people

* Mario García Menocal (1866–1941), politician, 3rd President

of Cuba

* Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936-2019), archbishop
* Leopoldo Fernández (Tres Patines) (1904-1985), actor and comedian
