Trinidad, Cuba
Trinidad
Villa de la Santísima Trinidad | |
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The Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco in Trinidad | |
Trinidad municipality (red) within Sancti Spíritus Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 21°48′15″N 79°58′59″W / 21.80417°N 79.98306°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Sancti Spíritus |
| Founded | December 23, 1514 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,155 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 76,500 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-41 |
| Website | https://trinidad.gob.cu/ |
| Official name | Trinidad and the Valle de los Ingenios |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, v |
| Designated | 1988 (12th session) |
| Reference no. | 460 |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾiniˈðað]) is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, because of its historical importance as a center of the sugar trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. Trinidad is one of the best-preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region.