Vega Alta, Cuba
Vega Alta is a small town in Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba and a ward (consejo popular). It is in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River, with neighboring towns such as Canoa, Chicharón, Rincón, La Lebiza, La Luz, La Catalina, La Doncella, and El Cubano.[5]
Vega Alta | |
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Village [1] | |
 The back of the Railstation in Vega Alta, 2023 | |
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| Coordinates: 22°32′59″N 79°49′08″W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Camajuaní |
| Foundation | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • President [2] | Fidel Fernández Mederos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3700 km2 (0.1429 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,061 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vegaltense |
| Postal Code [4] | 52500 |
”Vega Alta” translates to “high valley” in English.
Geography
Map of Vega Altas Ward
Sign welcoming you to the ward
The Vega Alta’s ward is a local body of Vega Alta and towns nearby.
Settlements in Vega Alta’s ward include:
- Rincón
- Chicharón
- La Levisa (La Lebiza in Spanish)
- El Cubano (or La Flora)
- CPA "Benito Ramírez"
- Guerrero
- San Juan
- La Doncella
- La Lorenza
Nearby places that are north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest of the town are:
CCS Raúl Torres Acosta
Canoa 
Rincón
Farmland 
Farmland
Farmland 
La Luz
Carmita
Park of Vega Alta
The Park of the town of Vega Alta (Parque del poblado de Vega Alta) shorten to the park of Vega Alta is the only park in Vega Alta, is it about 850 m2. It's one of 4 places in Camajuani which has free WiFi. [6]
El Cubano
El Cubano also known as La Flora is a hamlet[7] in Vega Alta’s ward.
History
Three months after the Ten Years' War started fighting broke out in Remedios. On February 14, 1869, a Venezuelan named Salomé Hernández, who was working for Dos Hermanos de los Fusté Suger Mill, got armed and took some slaves from the Ingenio. Salomé and her troops were aimed at burning sugar mills in El Cubano and other towns nearby.[8]
Government
Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every ward, Vega Alta’s ward has: [9]
- Constituency Delegate #58 Raúl Águila Camacho
- Constituency Delegate #59 Santos Rodríguez González
- Constituency Delegate #60 Julio P. Hurtado Jaramillo
- Constituency Delegate #61 Fidel Fernández Mederos (president of Vega Alta [2])
- Constituency Delegate #66 Lázaro Rodríguez Gómez
Education
Schools in Vega Alta include:
- Benito Ramírez Rodríguez in CPA "Benito Ramírez"
- Juan Francisco Aro in the main town of Vega Alta [10]
- Serafín Sánchez Valdivia in Guerrero
- Boris Luis Santa Coloma in La Lorenza
- Wilfredo Cabrera Portal in the main town of Vega Alta
Vega Alta also has one public library being “Biblioteca publica Juan Bruno Zayas” or Juan Bruno Zayas Public Library in English. [11]
History
Vega Alta was founded in 1883 when the families of Rafael Pérez Borroto, Don Vicente Revuelta and Manuela Rodríguez settled there.
In the Cuban War of Independence the bridge from Vega Alta to Canoa and Tuinicú got destroyed. [8]
Until 1976 Vega Alta was a part of the former San Antonio de las Vueltas Municipality.[12][13] : page 48
Transportation
Vega Alta is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara. [14][15]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 3462 | (22.1%) | |
| 1931 | 4147 | (26.4%) | |
| 1943 | 4732 | (30.1%) | |
| 2002 | 1149 | (7.32%) | |
| 2009 | 1149 | (7.32%) | |
| 2012 | 1061 | (6.76%) | |
| Source: Guije, CityPopulation.de, and Oficina Municipal de Estadística (page 77) | |||
Economy
According at the DMPF (Departamento de control de la Dirección Municipal de Planificación Física or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, Vega Alta is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. [13] : page 67
Vega Alta has the CCS, which are farmlands home to many private farms with one leader governoring the CCS and with most the products going to the national and local governments, of CCS "Raúl Torres Acosta" in La Lebiza, CCS "Juan Francisco Aro" in El Rincón, and CCS “Mártires de Vueltas” in Guerrero.
Resources
Vega Alta, Sagua la Chica, and Crecencio Valdés are the only towns in Camajuani that make clay. [13] : page 77
References
- "Node: Vega Alta (1546398655)".
- "Crecen los intercambios con el pueblo de los candidatos a Diputados por Camajuaní". Telecubana (in Spanish).
- "Camajuaní (Municipality, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- "Vega Alta Villa Clara Postal / ZIP Codes". getpostalcodes.com.
- "List of Cities near Vega Alta in Villa Clara, Cuba". www.gomapper.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- EPP. "Villa_Clara - Áreas WIFI Camajuaní". Villa_Clara (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- "Claro de luna: el bar surgido en las ruinas de un mítico central villaclareño - CubaNet". www.cubanet.org. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "Portal del Ciudadano en Camajuaní - Un poco de historia".
- "Portal del Ciudadano en Camajuaní - Consejo Popular Vega Alta". www.soycamajuani.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- "Portal del Ciudadano en Camajuaní - Educación". www.soycamajuani.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- "Crecen los intercambios con el pueblo de los candidatos a Diputados por Camajuaní". Telecubanacán (in Spanish). 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- "San Antonio de las Vueltas". www.guije.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- Barroso, Joel Jiménez; Figueroa Vidal, Dr. Arq. Carlos. R. "Diagnóstico estratégico de la situación habitacional del municipio de Camajuaní" (PDF).
- lezumbalaberenjena (2017-11-09), Composed road map from a tour guide (1980's), retrieved 2023-04-12
- "Road guides of Cuba" (PDF). 2019.