Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus.
The town of Banes is visited by tourists from Guardalavaca as it is the nearest town to the resort, and both are in the municipality of Banes. A museum featuring the Taino culture is situated halfway between both towns.
History The name comes from the inhabitants Taino language word Bani, meaning "valley".
Hurricane Ike made landfall here as a Category 4 hurricane on the evening of September 7, 2008, causing great losses of property.
Before the creation of consejos populares, the municipality was divided into the barrios of Barrio Amarillo, Angeles, Berros, Cañadón, Durruthy, Este, Flores, Macabi, Mulas, Nuevo Banes, Oeste, Retrete, Río Seco, Samá (includes Guardalavaca), Marcané, Veguitas and Yaguajay.
Demographics In 2022, the municipality of Banes had a population of 66,812. With a total area of , it has a population density of .
Personalities Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), politician Victor Brown (?–2016), musician Rafael Díaz-Balart (1926–2005), politician Rafael José Díaz-Balart (1899–1985), politician Waldo Díaz-Balart (1931–2025), painter Julio González (1920–1991), baseball player Peruchín (1913–1977), pianist Gilberto Zaldívar (1934–2009), Cuban-American theatre director Liuba Zaldívar, Cuban-Ecuadorian triple jumper was born here in 1993
See also Municipalities of Cuba List of cities in Cuba
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