Quivicán is a municipality in Mayabeque Province

Mayabeque Province

Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces in Cuba, which creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly by splitting former La Habana province....

 of Cuba

Cuba

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. It is located in the south west of the province, bordering the Gulf of Batabanó

Gulf of Batabanó

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. The name is of Taino

Taíno people

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 origin (spelled Quibicán).

It was founded in 1700.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Quivicán had a population of 29,253. With a total area of 283 km² (109.3 sq mi), it has a population density of 103.4 /km2.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

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s of Quivican Pueblo, La Salud, San Felipe, Pablo Noriega, San Agustín, Guiro Boñingal, Güiro Marrero, Santa Mónica, Aguacate and Fajardo.