Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Also known as Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Cuba
Inscribed
2005
Area
70 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos is in Cienfuegos. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of Camagüey, about 2 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Cienfuegos · about 187,000 peopleat the site
- Santa Clara · about 251,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Colón · about 64,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Placetas · about 55,000 peopleabout 80 km east
- Sagua la Grande · about 62,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Sancti Spíritus · about 127,000 peopleabout 110 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CubaCultural2 km away
CubaCultural60 km away
CubaCultural225 km away
United StatesNatural353 km away
CubaNatural385 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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