Nueva Gerona
This walkable Cuban town sits between two mountain ranges — the Sierras de Caballos and Sierra de Casas — near the mouth of the Río las Casas, which runs navigable to the Caribbean. Capital of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality, it has a centre with cafés and restaurants, a fishing port, and an American cemetery within its limits.
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- Population20,264
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nueva Gerona: quick answers
Where is Nueva Gerona?
Nueva Gerona is in Cuba, about 145 km90 miles in a straight line from Havana.
How do you get to Nueva Gerona?
The nearest airport is Nueva Gerona (GER), about 17 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nueva Gerona?
The warmest month is July, averaging 29°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 23°C73°F. The wettest month is September, with about 163 mm6.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nueva Gerona?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 20 restaurants, 8 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.