Baracoa

For the Cuban village in Artemisa Province, see Playa Baracoa.
Baracoa
Municipality
A view of Baracoa across the bay
A view of Baracoa across the bay
Coat of arms of Baracoa
Coat of arms
Baracoa municipality (red) within Guantánamo Province (yellow) and Cuba
Baracoa municipality (red) within
Guantánamo Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 20°20′55″N 74°30′38″W / 20.34861°N 74.51056°W / 20.34861; -74.51056
CountryCuba
ProvinceGuantánamo
Established1511
Area
[1]
 • Total
977 km2 (377 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
78,056
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
Area code+53-21
WebsiteOfficial website

Baracoa, whose full original name is: Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa ("Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa"), is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christopher Columbus on November 27, 1492, and then founded by the first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on August 15, 1511. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba and was its first capital (the basis for its nickname Ciudad Primada, "First City").

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