La Sierra (Encrucijada)
La Sierra | |
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Ward | |
 Apartments in La Sierra | |
.png) Map of La Sierra (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow) | |
.svg)  La Sierra  La Sierra _location_map.png) La Sierra | |
| Coordinates: 22°36′11″N 79°48′18″W / 22.60306°N 79.80500°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Villa Clara |
| Municipality | Encrucijada |
La Sierra is a town and ward (consejo popular) in Encrucijada, Cuba.
Geography[edit]
Towns in the ward of La Sierra include:
- El Perico[1]
- Las Bocas
- Vega Redonda
- Pavón
Environmental issues[edit]
La Sierra is near the Sagua la Chica River, which has a possible chance to flood, which is a danger to people who live in La Sierra and El Santo. In case this happens there are 21 evacuation centers which are always stocked up with food.[2] Including residents of Pavón, El Santo, Siete Pazos, Vega Redonda, and others in Encrucijada, a total of 1000 people evacuated to the houses of their family and friends, or to the evacuation centers, when it flooded in 2018.[3]
Education[edit]
Schools in La Sierra include:[4]
- José Arcadio CM
- Enrique Hart Rural Primary School
- Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Rural Primary School
- Camilo Cienfuegos Rural Primary School
- Perucho Figueredo Rural Primary School
Government[edit]
Encrucijada has multiple District Delegate (Delegado de la Circunscripción) for every ward, La Sierra’s ward has:[5]
- District Delegate No 39 Grisela Alonso Consuegra
- District Delegate No 40 Mislandy Martínez Consuegra
- District Delegate No 41 Lisbán González Chirino
- District Delegate No 42 Reinier Guevara Hernández
- District Delegate No 58 Osmany Broche Vega
References[edit]
- ^ "El Perico, La Sierra, Encrucijada, Villa Clara, Cuba". Find Latitude and Longitude. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Encrucijada sigue de cerca los efectos de Ian". Telecubanacán (in Spanish). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Protegidas personas y bienes ante intensas lluvias (+ Fotos)". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - Educación". www.somosencrucijada.gob.cu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Provincial, Equipo de Producción. "Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada - La Sierra". Portal del Ciudadano Somos Encrucijada (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.