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Coordinates: 20°3148N 75°5344W / 20.53000°N 75.89556°W / 20.53000; -75.89556
 

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Birán
Village
Birán is located in Cuba
Birán

Location of Birán in Cuba

Coordinates: 20°31′48N 75°53′44W / 20.53000°N 75.89556°W / 20.53000; -75.89556
Country Cuba
ProvinceHolguín
MunicipalityCueto
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-24[1]

Birán is a village in Holguín ProvinceofCuba, hamlet and consejo popularofCueto,[2][3] best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) plantation there.[4][5]

History[edit]

Until the 1976 municipal reform, the village was part of the neighboring municipality of Mayarí.[6]

A farm in Birán was the birthplace of former Cuban revolutionary leaders Ramón Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro and their sister Juanita Castro.[citation needed]

Geography[edit]

It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Mayarí and 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) south of Cueto, in the foothills of the Nipe Mountains (Sierra de Nipe).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ 1336109283 Birán on OpenStreetMap
  • ^ Rosenberg, Eli (February 25, 2016). "Ramón Castro, Brother to Cuban Revolutionaries, Dies at 91". New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  • ^ Phillips, R. Hart (October 19, 1959). "Cuba Takes Land of Ramon Castro" (PDF). New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  • ^ Mayarí on guije.com
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