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Encyclopedia > Provinces of Cuba

Administratively, Cuba is divided into fourteen provinces and one special municipality. Administrative division is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

Contents

List of provinces

From west to east, Cuba's provinces are: The Isla de la Juventud (Spanish) or Isle of Youth (English) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper. ... Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Havana Province, (Spanish: ), is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Ciudad de la Habana is one of the 14 provinces in Cuba. ... Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Statistics Capital: Cienfuegos Area: 4,178km² Inhabitants: 386,100 Population Density: 66. ... Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. ... Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. ... Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ... ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 306 pixelsFull resolution (1068 × 409 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/png) Provinces of Cuba File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

  1. Isla de la Juventud
  2. Pinar del Río
  3. Havana (La Habana)
  4. City of Havana (Ciudad de La Habana)
  5. Matanzas
  6. Cienfuegos
  7. Villa Clara
  8. Sancti Spíritus
  9. Ciego de Ávila
  10. Camagüey
  11. Las Tunas
  12. Granma
  13. Holguín
  14. Santiago de Cuba
  15. Guantánamo

Cuba's "special municipality" is the Isla de la Juventud ("Island of Youth"), known until the 1970s as the Isla de Pinos ("Isle of Pines") and previously as "Evangelista", "Isle of Santiago" and "Isle of Parrots". The Isla de la Juventud (Spanish) or Isle of Youth (English) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper. ... Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Havana Province, (Spanish: ), is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in the Americas Coordinates: , Country Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Municipalities 15 Founded 1515a Government  - Mayor Juan Contino Aslán Area  - City 721. ... Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Statistics Capital: Cienfuegos Area: 4,178km² Inhabitants: 386,100 Population Density: 66. ... Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. ... Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. ... Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ... ... The Isla de la Juventud (Spanish) or Isle of Youth (English) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...


History

Cuba's former provinces, as shown on a 1910s map.

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces (from west to east): Download high resolution version (1064x470, 210 KB)Cuba, historic provinces and detailed map, 1910s, large reference copy, from from 1917 Hammonds Atlas of the Modern World This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1064x470, 210 KB)Cuba, historic provinces and detailed map, 1910s, large reference copy, from from 1917 Hammonds Atlas of the Modern World This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Pinar del Río
  • La Habana
  • Matanzas
  • Las Villas (before 1940, "Santa Clara")
  • Camagüey (before 1899, "Puerto Príncipe")
  • Oriente (before 1905, "Santiago de Cuba")

These provinces correspond to the following areas on the map: Pinar del Rio (item 2), La Habana (items 1, 3, 4), Matanzas (5), Las Villas (approximately 6, 7, and 8 on map), Camaguey (roughly 9 and 10) and Oriente (11, 12, 13, 14 and 15). Santa Clara (also called Las Villas after 1940) was a historical province of Cuba. ... Statistics Capital: Santiago de Cuba Area: 6,170km² Inhabitants: 1,016,600 Population Density: 164. ...


Demographics

Pop. = Population. Source: Cuba census 2002 [1]

Province Capital Pop. (2005) Pop. (%) Area (km²) Area (%) Density
Camagüey Camagüey &&&&&&&&&0784178.&&&&&0784,178 7.02 &&&&&&&&&&014134.&&&&&014,134 13.2 50.22
Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila &&&&&&&&&0411766.&&&&&0411,766 3.68 &&&&&&&&&&&05962.&&&&&05,962 5.6 60.70
Cienfuegos Cienfuegos &&&&&&&&&0395183.&&&&&0395,183 3.54 &&&&&&&&&&&04149.&&&&&04,149 3.9 94.54
Ciudad de la Habana     Havana &&&&&&&&02328000.&&&&&02,328,000 19.70 740 0.7 &&&&&&&&&&&03053.4900003,053.49
Granma Bayamo &&&&&&&&&0822452.&&&&&0822,452 7.36 &&&&&&&&&&&08452.&&&&&08,452 7.9 98.20
Guantánamo Guantánamo &&&&&&&&&0507118.&&&&&0507,118 4.54 &&&&&&&&&&&06366.&&&&&06,366 6.0 82.22
Holguín Holguín &&&&&&&&01021321.&&&&&01,021,321 9.14 &&&&&&&&&&&09105.&&&&&09,105 8.5 109.90
Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona &&&&&&&&&&086559.&&&&&086,559 0.77 &&&&&&&&&&&02199.&&&&&02,199 2.1 35.78
La Habana Havana &&&&&&&&&0711066.&&&&&0711,066 6.36 &&&&&&&&&&&05669.&&&&&05,669 5.3 124.06
Las Tunas Victoria de Las Tunas     &&&&&&&&&0525485.&&&&&0525,485 4.70 &&&&&&&&&&&06373.&&&&&06,373 6.0 79.77
Matanzas Matanzas &&&&&&&&&0670427.&&&&&0670,427 6.00 &&&&&&&&&&011669.&&&&&011,669 10.0 56.80
Pinar del Río Pinar del Río &&&&&&&&&0726574.&&&&&0726,574 6.50 &&&&&&&&&&010860.&&&&&010,860 10.2 66.63
Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus &&&&&&&&&0460328.&&&&&0460,328 4.12 &&&&&&&&&&&06737.&&&&&06,737 6.3 68.33
Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba &&&&&&&&01036281.&&&&&01,036,281 9.27 &&&&&&&&&&&06343.&&&&&06,343 5.9 168.32
Villa Clara Santa Clara &&&&&&&&&0817395.&&&&&0817,395 7.31 &&&&&&&&&&&08069.&&&&&08,069 7.6 97.17
Cuba Havana &&&&&&&011177743.&&&&&011,177,743 &&&&&&&&&0106827.&&&&&0106,827 101.72

Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. ... Camagüey (founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe around 1515) is a city in central Cuba and is the nations third largest city. ... Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. ... Ciego de Ávila is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. ... Statistics Capital: Cienfuegos Area: 4,178km² Inhabitants: 386,100 Population Density: 66. ... The roof terrace of Palacio de Valle in southern Cienfuegos at night. ... Ciudad de la Habana is one of the 14 provinces in Cuba. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in the Americas Coordinates: , Country Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Municipalities 15 Founded 1515a Government  - Mayor Juan Contino Aslán Area  - City 721. ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... A violent wind blowing from the land on the south coast of Cuba, especially near the Bight of Bayamo. ... ... Map of Cuba with the location of Guantanamo Bay indicated Guantanamo (Spanish spelling: Guantánamo) is a city in southeast Cuba, capital of the Guantánamo Province. ... Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... , Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín. ... The Isla de la Juventud (Spanish) or Isle of Youth (English) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper. ... The Republic of Cuba is an Island in the eastern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Havana Province, (Spanish: ), is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in the Americas Coordinates: , Country Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Municipalities 15 Founded 1515a Government  - Mayor Juan Contino Aslán Area  - City 721. ... Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Victoria de las Tunas is a city in central-eastern Cuba. ... Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban Province Matanzas. ... Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba. ... Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Sancti-Spiritus is a village in the province of Salamanca (province), in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ... Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some 540 miles (869 km) east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana. ... Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in the Americas Coordinates: , Country Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Municipalities 15 Founded 1515a Government  - Mayor Juan Contino Aslán Area  - City 721. ...

See also

Cuba Portal

Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Fidel Castro, in front of statue of José Martí (designed Enrique Luis Varela, sculpture by Juan José Sicre and finished in 1958. ... By population By area By density ... Demographics of Cuba, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... A list of places in Cuba Cities Camagüey Cienfuegos Guantánamo Havana Holguín Matanzas Pinar del Río Placetas Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba Provinces Camagüey Province Ciego de Ávila Province Cienfuegos Province Ciudad de La Habana Granma Province Guantánamo Province Holguín Province Havana Province... ISO 3166-2:CU are ISO 3166-2 codes for Cuba. ...

References

  1. ^ Cuba Census 2002 Population table

External links

  • Provinces of Cuba at Statoids
  • Cuban Census 2002

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