The town of Melena del Sur war first founded in 1768 on the plains of Güines. The Town Council of Melena del Sur was first established on January 14, 1878 and was later reorganized in the year 1899.
Foundation: There are several versions regarding the meaning of the name Melena. One possiblitiy is that Melaine is black in Greek and was the predominant color of some of its most fertile land. Most likely due to the name of a place of early settlers who founded the San Juan de Melena corral, where they later built the first house, which led to the current town. Still debate about whether it was on its shores or in neighboring Batabanó where he first founded the city of Havana in 1515 before being transferred to the northern coast. As a result, the municipal coat of arms is the Latin phrase "HAVANA PRIMO HIC EST CONDIT", i.e.: Here was first founded Havana. On the local People's Power Municipal is the direction of local government and is composed of several units which yield information on the progress of work as the economy, services, sports, culture, recreation, etc. Relations of solidarity with the City of
La Oliva of
Spain, who go to the island to support different tasks alongside people. For Mañalich and Guara, crossing the railroad oldest Cuba and Latin America, which originally reported the cities of San Cristobal de
Havana and St. Julian of the
Güines, it now extends to the city of
Cienfuegos, and is connected to the circuit northern railways. ==Economy==