Banes, Cuba

Banes is a municipality an ceety in the Holguín Province o Cuba.

The name comes frae the inhabitants Taino leid wird Bani, meanin "glen".

Demographics
In 2004, the municipality o Banes haed a population o 81,274. Wi a total aurie o 781 km2 (302 sq mi),  it haes a population density o 104.1 /km2 (270 /sq mi).

The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Angeles, Berros, Cañadón, Durruthy, Este, Flores, Macabi, Mulas, nuevo Banes ,Oeste, Retrete, Río Seco, Samá (includes Guardalavaca), Marcané, Veguitas an Yaguajay.

Fulgencio Batista wis born in the ceety o Banes.

Hurricane Ike made landfaw here as a Category 4 hurricane on the fore-nicht o September 7, 2008, causin great losses o property.

See also
Leet o ceeties in Cuba

References

Category:Populatit places in Holguín Province