Fomento is a municipality and city in the Sancti Spíritus Province

Sancti Spíritus Province

Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is the identically named Sancti Spíritus. Another major city is Trinidad.The southern coast of the province is flat, but the western portion of Sancti Spíritus province is mountainous. The southeast has numerous mangroves and swamps...

 of Cuba

Cuba

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The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s of Fomento, Güinia de Miranda and Jíquimas.

It was founded in 1864.

MLB All-Star Kendry Morales

Kendry Morales

Kendrys Morales Rodriguez is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed.-Cuban career:...

was born in Fomento but spent the majority of his formative years in Havana.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Fomento had a population of 33,528. With a total area of 471 km² (181.9 sq mi), it has a population density of 71.2 /km2.

Note: Güinia de Miranda does not belong to the municipality of Fomento. Güinia de Miranda belongs to the province of Villa Clara.

Things to see and do

It is a very small town and there isn't a whole lot to do but sit, drink coffee and eat. However you can go to El Rio Agabama and swim to be refreshed. There is also a rock formation called La Piedra Gorda (the fat rock). You can take in a great view of the area but it is restricted to nationals since there are national security interests there. In reality you can get photos of the area from many and there is nothing of great importance there.

Ironically, the town has a developed zone (La Zona Desarollada) which in essence means that the buildings are relatively nicer but nothing would be considered modern construction from western standards.