Fomento is a town and municipality in the Sancti SpÃÂritus Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1864.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Fomento (municipal seat) and the village of JÃÂquimas. Until 1976 the villages of Juan Bravo and GüinÃÂa de Miranda were part of Fomento, when they passed in the new province of Villa Clara, as part of the municipality of Manicaragua.
In 2022, the municipality of Fomento had a population of 31,131. With a total area of , it has a population density of .
MLB All-Star Kendrys Morales was born in Fomento but spent the majority of his formative years in Havana.