Segundo Frente

Segundo Frente on the map of Cuba

Segundo Frente is a municipality in the north of the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba. Administrative center is the city Mayari Arriba. The county is named after the Battle Group Segundo Frente Oriental " Frank País ", which was built in March 1958 during the rebel war against the government of Fulgencio Batista here under the command of Raúl Castro, who for this purpose with some campaigners from the commanded by Fidel Castro basis the rebel army the 26th of July Movement in the Sierra Maestra separated.

Segundo Frente is located on the southern slope of the Sierra Cristal. in the north- west it borders the municipality of Mayari, in the northeast of Sagua de Tánamo (both Holguín province ), on the south by Songo - La Maya in the east of El Salvador (Province of Guantánamo ), and on the west by San Luis. The largest river is the Río Jarahueca, the highest elevation of Pico Cristal.

The main industry is agriculture of the Municipalities, whose main products are coffee, edibles, vegetables, citrus fruits and fruit.

The municipality has 40.885 inhabitants. With an area of ​​540.2 km ² which gives a population density of 75.7 per square kilometer.

On the outskirts of Mayari Arriba is located on the site of the former command center of the battle group Segundo Frente now a museum and a memorial tombs with a member of the rebel unit, including eg Vilma Espín.

Since the formation of the National Parliament Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, 1976, the constituency Segundo Frente is represented by the current president, Raul Castro, the only candidate in the parliamentary elections (alone approved ) Communist Party of Cuba.