The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 on Spanish territory but was originally settled by French immigrants. It became a trading post for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Located on the south-central Caribbean coast of Cuba, in what was once the country's sugar cane, mango, tobacco and coffee producing region, the town initially developed in a neoclassical style. Later it became more eclectic but retained a harmonious overall townscape. Particularly interesting buildings include the Government Palace (Town Hall), the San Lorenzo School, the Diocese, the Ferrer Palace, the former College and some residences. Cienfuegos is the first architectural complex and an outstanding example of the new ideas of modern, sanitary and orderly urban planning that developed in Latin America from the 18th to the 19th century.
| uses |
4540917-1 |
| country |
Cuba |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perry%20cienfuegos.jpg |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DirkvdM%20cienfuegos%20parque%20jose%20marti.jpg |
| instance of |
big city |
| coat of arms image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Escudo-Cienfuegos.jpg |
| twinned administrative body |
Tirana |
| twinned administrative body |
Cambridge |
| locator map image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cienfuegos%20%28Cuban%20municipal%20map%29.png |
| executive body |
Cienfuegos |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier |
10037351 |
| IPA transcription |
4177040 |
| number of rooms |
lccn-n88080919 |
| office held by head of the organization |
http://g.co/kg/m/05c7m_ |
| postal code |
55100–55500 |
| Commons category |
Cienfuegos |
| licence plate code |
CF |
| located in time zone |
UTC−05:00 |
| local dialing code |
43 |
| inception |
1819-04-22T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location |
Point(-80.436388888 22.145555555) |
| page banner |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PierCienfuegos7.jpg |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier |
10037351 |
| category of associated people |
Tirunelveli |
| elevation above sea level |
25 |
| area |
333000000 |