Las Tunas (ceety)
Las Tunas[2][4][5] is a ceety an municipality in central-eastren Cuba. It is the caipital o the Las Tunas Province an wis namit Victoria de Las Tunas frae 1869 tae 1976.[6]
Victoria de Las Tunas (Las Tunas) | |
|---|---|
 Las Tunas | |
  Location o Victoria de Las Tunas in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°57′35″N 76°57′16″W / 20.95972°N 76.95444°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Las Tunas |
| Establisht | 1759[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 891 km2 (344 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (2004)[3] | |
| • Total | 171,957 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Tunero/a |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Postal code | 75100-75500 |
| Area code(s) | +53 31 |
Geografie
eeditThe municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Primero, Segundo, Antonio Machado, Arenas, Caisimú, Cauto del Paso, Cuaba, Curana, Dumañuecos, Ojo de Agua, Oriente, Palmarito, Playuelas an San José de la Plata.[1]
The ceety o Victoria de las Tunas is locatit in alang the Carretera Central (heich-gate), atween the ceeties o Camagüey, Holguín an Bayamo.
History
eeditThe ceety wis foondit in 1796 aroond the Pairish o San Jerónimo. In 1853, efter a Ryal Decree, it receivit the title o "ceety". In 1976, follaein the suppression o the Oriente Province an its split up, Las Tunas became the caipital o the new an homonym province.
Demografics
eeditIn 2004, the municipality o Victoria de Las Tunas haed a population o 187,438.[3] Wi a total aurie o 891 km2 (344 sq mi),[2] it haes a population densitie o 210.4/km2 (545/sq mi).
Climate
eedit| Climate data for Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
31 (87) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
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See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ a b (in Spaingie) Guije.com. "Victoria de Las Tunas". Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ↑ a b c Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 6 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ a b (in Spaingie) Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ↑ (in Spaingie) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
- ↑ (in Spaingie) Las Tunas: origin and evoltion of the name (EcuRed)
Freemit airtins
eedit- (in Spaingie) Ceety wabpage