Isabela de Sagua

Isabela de Sagua
Isabela
Village
Houses of Isabela in early 20th century
Houses of Isabela in early 20th century
Nickname: 
La Venecia de Cuba
Isabela de Sagua is located in Cuba
Isabela de Sagua
Location of Isabela de Sagua in Cuba
Isabela de Sagua is located in Villa Clara Province
Isabela de Sagua
Isabela de Sagua (Villa Clara Province)
Coordinates: 22°56′21.5″N 80°00′45.4″W / 22.939306°N 80.012611°W / 22.939306; -80.012611
Country Cuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
MunicipalitySagua la Grande
Founded1843
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,187
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-422

Isabela de Sagua, also shortened as Isabela and nicknamed La Venecia de Cuba ("The Cuban Venice"),[1] is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Sagua la Grande, in Villa Clara Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,187.

  1. ^ "Isabela de Sagua - the ruins of a Cuban Venice that slowly rises from the ashes" Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. cubaholidays.co.uk, 14-3-2018