It has a population of circa 3,000 and the council's administrative territory covers an area of 114.2 km².

Founded in 1536, at the end of the 16th century it was an estate depending from Sancti Spíritus.

A secondary mountain road, 10 km long, links it to Jibacoa, a village close to the Hanabanilla Lake.

[2] The village is 28 km far from Mataguá, 39 from the tourist resort of El Salto del Hanabanilla, 52 from Santa Clara, 65 from Sancti Spíritus, and 74 from Cienfuegos.

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