Jatibonico | |
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![]() Jatibonico municipality (red) within Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
Coordinates: 21°56′47″N 79°10′3″W / 21.94639°N 79.16750°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Sancti Spíritus |
Area | |
• Total | 765 km2 (295 sq mi) |
Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
Population (2022)
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• Total | 42,027 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( EST) |
Area code | +53-41-88xxxx |
Website | https://jatibonico.gob.cu/ |
Jatibonico is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba.
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).
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]
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]