Mir (Calixto García)

Mir is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Calixto García, in Holguín Province. In 2011 it had a population of 6,647.

History

The village was founded on December 6, 1902, following the construction of the central railway Havana-Santiago, that crosses it in the middle. Previously, it was a rural locality named Aguada Ciego de la Rioja.

Geography

Mir spans on a plain next to some scattered hills and close to the border with Las Tunas Province. It lies between the cities of Holguín, Las Tunas and Bayamo ; and is 15 km from the town of Buenaventura, the municipal seat of Calixto García.
It is 8 km from Sabanazo, 13 from Omaja, 16 from Maceo, 42 from Cacocum and 43 from Holguín-Frank País Airport.

Transport

The village is served by a railway station on the Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago line, the principal one of the country. It is linked with a provincial road to the "Carretera Central" highway ; and the planned extension of the A1 motorway, not yet finalized in Holguín Province, should pass close to Mir and Buenaventura.