Trinidad, Cuba

Trinidad
Villa de la Santísima Trinidad
The Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco in Trinidad
The Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco in Trinidad
Flag of Trinidad
Coat of arms of Trinidad
Trinidad municipality (red) within Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba
Trinidad municipality (red) within
Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 21°48′15″N 79°58′59″W / 21.80417°N 79.98306°W / 21.80417; -79.98306
CountryCuba
ProvinceSancti Spíritus
FoundedDecember 23, 1514[1]
Area
 • Total1,155 km2 (446 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total76,500
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-41
Websitehttps://trinidad.gob.cu/
Official nameTrinidad and the Valle de los Ingenios
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv, v
Designated1988 (12th session)
Reference no.460
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean

Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾiniˈðað]) is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, because of its historical importance as a center of the sugar trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.[4] Trinidad is one of the best-preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region.

  1. ^ Guije.com. "Trinidad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
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  4. ^ "Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 28 May 2021.