| Official Name: | Cauto Embarcadero |
| Native Name: | Cauto del Embarcadero |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Cuba |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cauto Embarcadero in Cuba |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Granma |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Río Cauto |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.9255 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 4,325 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4,673 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.5364°N -76.8231°W |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
Cauto Embarcadero is a town in the municipality of Río Cauto, in Granma Province of Cuba. It is located around 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Bayamo, the provincial capital.[1]
Cauto del Embarcadero, a rural town, was once part of the municipal district of Bayamo, which belonged to Oriente in Cuba.[2] Positioned about 50 miles from the mouth of the Cauto River, Cuba's longest river, the town of Cauto del Embarcadero could be reached by schooners, highlighting the town's strategic location as a waterfront area used for transportation or trade.[3] [4]
By 1871, the village's population of 620 was consisted of 372 whites, 192 free, and 86 slaves.[5] In the 1899 Census of Cuba, the population was 1,571.[6]
After the 1976 Cuban constitutional referendum, which introduced significant changes to Cuba's administrative divisions, Cauto Embarcadero became a part of the Río Cauto municipality in Granma Province.
The town includes a primary school named after Juan Gualberto Gómez, a government office, a Methodist church, a park, and a cemetery.
In 2012, the settlement of Guamo Embarcadero had a population of 4,325.[7]