Ranchuelo, Cuba

Ranchuelo is a municipality and city in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1734 and established as a municipality in 1879. In 2004, the municipality of Ranchuelo had a population of 59,062. With a total area of 556 km (215 sq mi), it has a population density of 106.2 /km (275 /sq mi). The municipality is divided into the barrios of Norte, Poza de la China, Sitio Viejo and Sur.