Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910. History The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redonda. After the 1977 administrative reform, Calabazar de Sagua, part of Sagua la Grande, became part of it. Geography The municipality borders with Sagua la Grande, Cifuentes, Santa Clara and Camajuaní. It includes the villages and popular councils of Encrucijada Norte, Encrucijada Sur, Arroyo Naranjo, Calabazar de Sagua, Constancia (Abel Santamaría), El Chivo, El Perico, El Purio (Perucho Figueredo), El Santo, Emilio Córdova, La Sierra, Piñón, Playa Nazabal, Playa Piñón and San Francisco. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Encrucijada had a population of 33,641. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Notable people Onelio Jorge Cardoso (1914-1986), writer, born in Calabazar (1911-1948), trade unionist and politician Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (1927-1953), revolutionary, born in Constancia Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado (1922-1980), revolutionary, born in Constancia See also Municipalities of Cuba List of cities in Cuba References External links Populated places in Villa Clara Province 1850 establishments in North America Populated places established in 1850 1850 establishments in the Spanish Empire