Jagüey Grande, simply known as Jagüey (), is a town and municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula, north of the Bahia de Cochinos, along the A1 motorway in the center of the province. History The town was founded in 1840 and was named after the tree Ficus citrifolia, locally named "Jagüey". Geography The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Pueblo (town's centre), Gallardo, López, Murga Sinú and Rovira. Nowadays it counts the town itself and the popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages) of Agramonte, Australia, San José de Marcos and Torriente. Agramonte, the most populated village, was an autonomous municipality until the 1976 reform. Demographics In 2007, the municipality of Jagüey Grande had a population of 87,771. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Health Notable people Mario García Menocal (1866–1941), politician, 3rd President of Cuba Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936-2019), archbishop Leopoldo Fernández (Tres Patines) (1904-1985), actor and comedian See also Forest siege (2010) Municipalities of Cuba List of cities in Cuba References External links Cities in Cuba Populated places in Matanzas Province Populated places established in 1762 1762 establishments in New Spain 1760s establishments in the Spanish West Indies 1760s in Cuba