Birán

Birán
Village
Location of Birán in Cuba
Coordinates: 20°31′48″N 75°53′44″W / 20.53000°N 75.89556°W / 20.53000; -75.89556
Country Cuba
ProvinceHolguín
MunicipalityCueto
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
1,788
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-24

Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and consejo popular of Cueto, best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) plantation there.