Banes, Cuba

Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus.

Banes
Municipality
Coat of arms
Banes municipality (red) within Holguín Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 20°58′11″N 75°42′42″W / 20.96972°N 75.71167°W / 20.96972; -75.71167
Country	Cuba
Province	Holguín
Established	1887
Area
• Total	781 km2 (302 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	66,812
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-24
Website	https://www.banes.gob.cu/es/

The town of Banes is visited by tourists from Guardalavaca as it is the nearest town to the resort, and both are in the municipality of Banes. A museum featuring the Taino culture is situated halfway between both towns.

The name comes from the inhabitants Taino language word Bani, meaning "valley".

Hurricane Ike made landfall here as a Category 4 hurricane on the evening of September 7, 2008, causing great losses of property.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Barrio Amarillo, Angeles, Berros, Cañadón, Durruthy, Este, Flores, Macabi, Mulas, Nuevo Banes, Oeste, Retrete, Río Seco, Samá (includes Guardalavaca), Marcané, Veguitas and Yaguajay.

In 2022, the municipality of Banes had a population of 66,812. With a total area of 781 km² (302 sq mi), it has a population density of 86/km² (220/sq mi).

• Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), politician
• Victor Brown (?–2016), musician
• Rafael Díaz-Balart (1926–2005), politician
• Rafael José Díaz-Balart (1899–1985), politician
• Waldo Díaz-Balart (b. 1931), painter
• Julio González (1920–1991), baseball player
• Peruchín (1913–1977), pianist
• Gilberto Zaldívar (1934–2009), Cuban-American theatre director
• Liuba Zaldívar, Cuban-Ecuadorian triple jumper was born here in 1993

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