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Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province
Holguín Province

Holgu?n is one of the provinces of Cuba Cuba, the second most populous after Havana. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holgu?n , Banes, Cuba, Antilla, Cuba, Mayar?, Cuba, and Moa, Cuba....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
.

The name comes from the Taino
Taíno

The Ta?nos were Indigenous peoples of the Americas of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Ta?nos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America....
 word Bani, meaning "valley".








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Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province
Holguín Province

Holgu?n is one of the provinces of Cuba Cuba, the second most populous after Havana. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holgu?n , Banes, Cuba, Antilla, Cuba, Mayar?, Cuba, and Moa, Cuba....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
.

The name comes from the Taino
Taíno

The Ta?nos were Indigenous peoples of the Americas of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Ta?nos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America....
 word Bani, meaning "valley".

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Banes had a population of 81,274. With a total area of , it has a population density of .

The municipality is divided into the barrio
Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish language word meaning district or neighborhood. The word has come into use in English language mostly through the large Hispanic populations on both coasts of the United States....
s of Angeles, Berros, Cañadón, Durruthy, Este, Flores, Macabi, Mulas, Oeste, Retrete, Río Seco, Samá (includes Guardalavaca
Guardalavaca

Guardalavaca is a town in the Holgu?n Province of Cuba. It is a tourism location due to its white sandy beaches and warm waters.It is located on the northern shore of Cuba, bordering Bahia Naranjo , on Cabo Lucrecia, and is part of the municipality of Banes, Cuba....
), Veguitas and Yaguajay.

Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista y Zald?var was a Cuban military officer, dictator and politician.Batista was the military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944....
 was born in Banes. Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike IPA] was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States. It was the ninth named storm, fifth hurricane and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season....
 Made landfall here as a Category 4 hurricane.

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