Florida

Florida is a municipality and city in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. It is located 40 km (25 mi) north-west of Camagüey, along the Carretera Central highway. The city was established in 1907, and the municipality was established in 1924. The town has a library, several schools, primary and secondary. The Jose Marti primary school has been recently renovated. There is a general hospital and a pediatric hospital. In 2004, the municipality of Florida had a population of 73,612. With a total area of 1,800 km (690 sq mi), it has a population density of 1,761 /km (4,560 /sq mi). The municipality is divided into the barrios of Magarabomba and San Jerónimo.