Fomento

1

Fomento is a town and municipality in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1864.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Fomento (municipal seat) and the village of Jíquimas. Until 1976 the villages of Juan Bravo and Güinía de Miranda were part of Fomento, when they passed in the new province of Villa Clara, as part of the municipality of Manicaragua.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Fomento had a population of 31,131. With a total area of 471 km2, it has a population density of 66 /km2.

Personalities

MLB All-Star Kendrys Morales was born in Fomento but spent the majority of his formative years in Havana.

This article is derived from Wikipedia and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. View the original article.

Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Bliptext is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.

Edit article