Artemisa

Not to be confused with Artemis or Artemisia (disambiguation).
Artemisa
Municipality
The Martyrs Mausoleum (Mausoleo de los Mártires)
The Martyrs Mausoleum (Mausoleo de los Mártires)
Coat of arms of Artemisa
Coat of arms
Official logo of Artemisa
Coat of Arms (City)
Artemisa municipality (red) within Artemisa Province (yellow) and Cuba
Artemisa municipality (red) within
Artemisa Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°48′49″N 82°45′48″W / 22.81361°N 82.76333°W / 22.81361; -82.76333
CountryCuba
ProvinceArtemisa
Founded1818
Incorporated1976
Founded byFrancisco de Arango y Parreño
Government
 • PresidentEuler Velázquez Castillo
Area
[1]
 • Municipality690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Municipality86,444
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,765
Demonym(s)Artemiseño, -a
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-47
ClimateAw

Artemisa (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾteˈmisa]) is a municipality and city in Cuba, formerly part of La Habana Province. According to a law approved by the Cuban National Assembly in August 2010, Artemisa became the capital city of the newly formed Artemisa Province, which comprises eight municipalities of the former La Habana Province and three from Pinar del Río.[3] It has an area of 642.0 square kilometers and a population of over 86,444 inhabitants (2022).[4]

Due to its coffee crops in the past and the bucolic local landscape, it has received the nickname "Jardín de Cuba" (Garden of Cuba) and is also known as the "Villa Roja" (Red Village) due to the color of its soils.

The municipality is home to the University of Artemisa, which trains professionals in agricultural sciences, high school and higher education teachers, business sciences, among others. There is also the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Artemisa, which trains doctors, dentists and other health professionals.

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  3. ^ "Proponen en Pleno del Partido dos nuevas provincias cubanas: Artemisa y Mayabeque (+ Infografía)". 7 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Artemisa (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.