Limonar is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo and San Miguel. Established in 1876 as Guamacaro, the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status. Limonar is the hometown of jumper Javier Sotomayor. In 2004, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 25,421. With a total area of 449 km (173 sq mi), it has a population density of 56.6 /km (147 /sq mi).
