Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province is the seicont maist populatit province in the island o Cuba. The mucklest ceety Santiago de Cuba is the main admeenistrative center. Ither muckle ceeties include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Mayarí Arriba, San Luis an Songo-la Maya.
Santiago de Cuba Province | |
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Kintra | Cuba |
Caipital | Santiago de Cuba |
Area | |
• Total | 6234.16 km2 (2,407.02 sq mi) |
Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,047,015 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | +53-226 |
History
eeditSantiago de Cuba province haes been the steid o mony battles, baith durin the war for unthirlrdom an the 1959 Cuban Revolution, whaur hintle o the guerrilla fechtin teuk place in the muntainous province.
Prior tae 1976, Cuba wis dividit intae sax historical provinces. Ane o thir wis Oriente province, which wis, prior tae 1905, kent as Santiago de Cuba province. The present day province comprises the sooth-central region o Oriente.
Economy
eeditThe province is rich in material resoorces sic as iron an nickel. The economy, housomeivver, relees maistly on agricultur, wi muckle plantations growin bananaes, cacao an coffee dottin the landscape. Industry is growin aroond the caipital, as is tourism. The naitural beauty o the aurie is attractin mony tourists frae baith the rest o Cuba an frae owerseas.
Municipalities
eeditMunicipality | Population (2004) |
Aurie (km²) |
Location | Remarks |
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Contramaestre | 101,832 | 610.3 | 20°18′0″N 76°15′2″W / 20.30000°N 76.25056°W | |
Guamá | 35,516 | 965 | 19°58′34″N 76°24′35″W / 19.97611°N 76.40972°W | Chivirico |
Mella | 33,667 | 335.2 | 20°22′10″N 75°54′39″W / 20.36944°N 75.91083°W | |
Palma Soriano | 124,585 | 845.8 | 20°12′51″N 75°59′30″W / 20.21417°N 75.99167°W | |
San Luis | 88,496 | 765 | 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W | |
Santiago de Cuba | 472,255 | 1,023.8 | 20°02′25″N 75°48′53″W / 20.04028°N 75.81472°W | Provincial caipital |
Segundo Frente | 40,885 | 540 | 20°24′43″N 75°31′43″W / 20.41194°N 75.52861°W | Mayarí Arriba |
Songo – La Maya | 100,287 | 721 | 20°10′24″N 75°38′46″W / 20.17333°N 75.64611°W | La Maya |
Tercer Frente | 30,457 | 364 | 20°10′19″N 76°19′38″W / 20.17194°N 76.32722°W | Cruce de los Baños |
Demographics
eeditIn 2004, the province o Santiago De Cuba haed a population o 1,043,202.[2] Wi a tot aurie o 6,156.44 km2 (2,377.01 sq mi),[4] the province haed a population density o 169.4/km2 (439/sq mi).
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eeditReferences
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 2 Mairch 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."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (in Spaingie) Cite error: Invalid
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