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Municipio of Morón |
The municipio of Morón is one of the nine municipios in the province of Camagüey, Cuba. It is located to the north and extreme west of the province. This municipio covers a surface of 4,244 square kilometers. It borders on the east with the Municipio of Esmeralda; to the south with Ciego de Avila and Jatibonico; to the west with Las Villas province; to the north the Canal Viejo de las Bahamas. |
Note: A "municipio" (plural: municipios) is the first political division of the provinces in Cuba. It is similar, in many ways, to the county or parish in which a state is divided in the United States. |
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| Municipio of Morón in Camagüey province |
Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 106,926 persons. |
Population of the Municipio of Morón |
| Census |
1943 |
1931 |
1919 |
1907 |
| Population |
85,910 |
78,710 |
43,361 |
13,898 |
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| Municipio of Morón in the Feria de los Municipios |
Barrios: The “barrios” (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districs in which a county is divided in the United Sates. |
The barrios of Morón in 1943 were: Coronel Hernández, Chambas, Cupeyes, Este, Guadalupe, Mabuya, Marroquí, Oeste, Punta Alegre, Ranchuelo, Santa Gertrudis, Simón Reyes o Sandoval and Tamarindo. |
Population of the barrios in the Municipio of Morón |
| Barrio |
1943 |
1931 |
1919 |
| Coronel Hernández |
2,587 |
2,590 |
1,974 |
| Chambas |
7,251 |
6,663 |
3,169 |
| Cupeyes |
10,742 |
9,799 |
3,460 |
| Este |
9,491 |
8,562 |
5,214 |
| Guadalupe |
6,953 |
6,208 |
3,045 |
| Mabuya |
2,948 |
2,695 |
1,968 |
| Marroquí |
4,581 |
3,489 |
1,929 |
| Oeste |
7,532 |
6,763 |
4,436 |
| Punta Alegre |
6,538 |
5,501 |
3,654 |
| Ranchuelo |
7,729 |
7,468 |
3,870 |
| Santa Gertrudis |
6,010 |
5,909 |
2,053 |
| Simón Reyes o Sandoval |
8,848 |
8,337 |
5,861 |
| Tamarindo |
4,700 |
4,726 |
2,728 |
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