Holguín Province
Holguín is ane o the provinces o Cuba, the third maist populous efter Ciudad de la Habana an Santiago de Cuba. It lees in the northeast o the kintra. Its major ceeties include Holguín (the caipital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, an Moa.
Holguín Province | |
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| Kintra | Cuba |
| Caipital | Holguín |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9209.71 km2 (3,555.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,037,161 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-024 |
| Website | Holguín.cu |
The province haes a population o slichtly ower ane million fowk. Its territory exceeds 9,300 km2 (3,600 sq mi), 25 percent o which are covered bi forest.
History eedit
Christopher Columbus landit in what is believed tae hae been the day's Holguín province on October 27, 1492. He declared that it wis "the maist bonnie kintra human eyes haed iver seen".
The Holguín province wis established in 1978, when it wis split frae the Oriente region.
Economy eedit
Lik hintle o Cuba, Holguín's economy is based aroond succarcane, tho ither crops such as corn an coffee, as well as minin, are an aw muckle earners for the province.
A muckle cobalt processin plant wi shippin facilities wis biggit at Moa, uisin foreign investment, hintle o it frae Canadae. Chromium, nickel, iron an steel plants dot the province as well.
Tourism haes anerlie recently begun tae be developed, afferin beach resorts in the ootskirts o the region, wi a nummer o hotels aroond the Guardalavaca aurie, Playa Pesquero, an Cayo Saetia. The Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve Sierra Cristal Naitional Pairk an Alejandro de Humboldt National Park are pairtly locatit in the province.
Municipalities eedit
Holguín is dividit intae 14 municipalities:
Demografics eedit
In 2004, the province o Holguin haed a population o 1,029,083.[2] Wi a tot aurie o 9,292.83 km2 (3,587.98 sq mi),[4] the province haed a population density o 110.7 /km2 (287 /sq mi).
See an aw eedit
References eedit
- ↑ a b "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
- ↑ Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 6 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province". Archived frae the original on 8 Julie 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
Freemit airtins eedit
- (in Spaingie) Holguín.cu Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Holguin Cuba (in Inglis) (in French)
- Ciudad de Holguin Archived 2022-01-27 at the Wayback Machine