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Remedios
San Juan de los Remedios | |
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.jpg) Iglesia Mayor in Remedios | |
.png) Remedios municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°29′32″N 79°32′45″W / 22.49222°N 79.54583°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Established | 1513 |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 560 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Municipality | 42,134 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,332 |
| • Rural | 13,802 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-42-39 |
Remedios (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈmeðjos]), also known as San Juan de los Remedios, is a city and municipality located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the northern coast of Cuba, in the center of the island. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in the former Las Villas province. It is now part of the province of Villa Clara.
It was declared a City by Isabella II of Spain, when the island was still a colony. Remedios is known as the Cradle of the Parrandas, possibly the Caribbean's largest and oldest traditional festival. Its patrons are John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Buenviaje.