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Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and consejo popular of Cueto,[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]
Birán | |
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Village | |
.svg)  Location of Birán in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°31′48″N 75°53′44″W / 20.53000°N 75.89556°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Province | Holguín |
| Municipality | Cueto |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-24[1] |
History
editUntil 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
editIt 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- Nicaro-Levisa
- Guatemala (village)
References
edit- ^ Dialing code of Birán Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 5904273 Cueto on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 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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