Calixto Garcia is a municipality in the Holguín Province

Holguín Province

Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Ciudad de la Habana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the northeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín , Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa....

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. The municipal seat is located in the town of Buenaventura.

The municipality was named for Calixto García e Iñiguez

Calixto García

Calixto García e Iñiguez was a general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: Ten Years' War, the Little War and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the Cuban War for Independence, which bled into the Spanish-American War, ultimately resulting in national...

, an independence war hero.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Calixto Garcia had a population of 57,867. With a total area of 617 km² (238.2 sq mi), it has a population density of 93.8 /km2.