La Sierra (Encrucijada)

La Sierra is an urban settlement^[1] and ward in Encrucijada, Cuba.

La Sierra
Ward
Apartments in La Sierra seen from the Circuito Norte
Map of La Sierra (red) in Encrucijada (orange) in Villa Clara (yellow)
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Coordinates: 22°36′11″N 79°48′18″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Villa Clara
Municipality	Encrucijada
Area [1]
• Total	0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	1,158
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)

Geography

Towns in the ward of La Sierra include:

• El Perico
• Las Bocas
• Vega Redonda
• Pavón

Environmental issues

La Sierra is near the Sagua la Chica River, which has a possible chance to flood, which is a danger to people who live in La Sierra and El Santo. In case this happens there are 21 evacuation centers which are always stocked up with food.^[2] Including residents of Pavón, El Santo, Siete Pazos, Vega Redonda, and others in Encrucijada, a total of 1000 people evacuated to the houses of their family and friends, or to the evacuation centers, when it flooded in 2018.^[3]

Education

Schools in La Sierra include:^[4]

• José Arcadio CM
• Enrique Hart Rural Primary School
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Rural Primary School
• Camilo Cienfuegos Rural Primary School
• Perucho Figueredo Rural Primary School

Government

Encrucijada has multiple District Delegate (Delegado de la Circunscripción) for every ward, La Sierra’s ward has:^[5]

• District Delegate No 39 Grisela Alonso Consuegra
• District Delegate No 40 Mislandy Martínez Consuegra
• District Delegate No 41 Lisbán González Chirino
• District Delegate No 42 Reinier Guevara Hernández
• District Delegate No 58 Osmany Broche Vega