Bartolomé Masó | |
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 View of theComandancia General de La Plata | |
.png) Bartolomé Masó municipality (red) within Granma Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates:20°10′7″N76°56′34″W / 20.16861°N 76.94278°W /20.16861; -76.94278 | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Granma |
| Government | |
| • President | Linne Martínez Sánchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 629 km2 (243 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 46,711 |
| • Density | 74.3/km2 (192/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-23 |
| Website | https://www.bartolomemaso.gob.cu/es/ |
Bartolomé Masó (Spanish pronunciation:[baɾtoloˈmemaˈso]) is a municipality and town in theGranma Province ofCuba.
The municipality was named after the Cuban patriotBartolomé Masó Márquez.[3] It is the home of theComandancia General de La Plata, headquarters of theCuban revolutionaries aroundFidel Castro and today a museum, located in theSierra Maestra mountains.[4]
In 2022, the municipality of Bartolomé Masó had a population of 46,711.[2] With a total area of 629 km2 (243 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 74/km2 (190/sq mi). In 2009, around 73% of Bartolomé Masó's territorial area of 634 square kilometers was rural and difficult to access.[5]
On 10 November 2024, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of southeastern Cuba at UTC 05:00.[6] The location of the earthquake was measured to be just about 40 miles away SSW of Bartolomé Masó.[6] The earthquake’s strength was felt along the coast of Cuba, which had already been experiencing flash flooding due toHurricane Oscar, and major destruction.[7]First Secretary of the Communist Party of CubaMiguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said onX that the quakes damaged homes and powerlines and caused landslides in the coastal provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Granma.[8] He urged people in those areas to stay outside in open spaces stating, "The first and most essential thing is to save lives."[8]
The town was again hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 degrees in February 2025, with the epicenter being 24 kilometers from Bartolomé Masó.[9]
Bartolomé Masó has atropical savanna climate (Köppen:Aw).[10]
| Climate data for Bartolome Maso | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.9 (78.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) | 8.1 (0.32) | 12.6 (0.50) | 24.9 (0.98) | 66.4 (2.61) | 76.0 (2.99) | 83.6 (3.29) | 93.5 (3.68) | 86.4 (3.40) | 74.2 (2.92) | 28.3 (1.11) | 14.0 (0.55) | 577 (22.7) |
| Source: Weather.Directory[10] | |||||||||||||
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