Puerto Padre
| Puerto Padre | |||
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| Eik-name(s): Ceety o Mills | |||
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| Coordinates: 21°11′42″N 76°36′6″W / 21.195°N 76.60167°W | |||
| Kintra |  Cuba |
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| Province | Las Tunas | ||
| Establisht | 1541 | ||
| Aurie[1] | |||
| - Tot | 1,178 km2 (454.8 sq mi) | ||
| Hicht | 25 m (82 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2004)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 93,705 | ||
| - Densitie | 79.5/km2 (205.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| Aurie code(s) | +53-31 | ||
Puerto Padre is a municipality an ceety in the Las Tunas Province o Cuba. It is locatit on the northren coastal region o the province, in an estuar (Estero El Espanolito) that opens intae the Puerto Padre Bay.
Kent popularly as the Ceety o Mills, Puerto Padre haes a history datin back intae the 16t century. In the mid-19t century, the ceety began its transformation frae a sma toun intae an industrial centre wi the construction o its first sugarcane mill. The ceety played a lairge role in Cuba's wars o unthirldom, an the day is something o a tourist centre.
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Chaparra, Delicias, Estrada Palma, La Lima, La Yaya, Los Alfonsos, Maniabón, Norte, San Manuel, Santa María, Sur, Vedado an Yarey.[3]
Demografics [edit]
In 2004, the municipality o Puerto Padre haed a population o 93,705.[2] Wi a total aurie o 1,178 km2 (455 sq mi),[1] it haes a population densitie o 79.5 /km2 (206 /sq mi).
See an aw [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 6 October 2007. .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. . Retrieved on 6 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
- ↑ Guije.com. Puerto Padre. Retrieved on 6 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
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