Guanajay is a town in Havana Province in western Cuba, located about southwest of Havana. The town lies among hills and has an excellent climate; in colonial times it was an acclimatization station for newly-arrived troops from Spain. It later became well known as a health resort. It was founded in 1781. It was part of the province of Pinar del Río till after the Cuban Revolution.

The country surrounding Guanajay is a fertile sugarcane and tobacco region, and historically it has been an important distributing point in the commerce of the western end of the island. Guanajay was an ancient pueblo of considerable size and importance as early as the end of the 18th century.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Guanajay had a population of 28,429. With a total area of , it has a population density of .

See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

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