Santiago de Cuba Province
| Santiago de Cuba Province | |
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| — Province o Cuba — | |
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| Kintra | Cuba |
| Caipital | Santiago de Cuba |
| Aurie[1] | |
| - Tot | 6,234.16 km2 (2,407 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| - Tot | 1,047,015 |
| - Densitie | 167.9/km2 (435/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Aurie code(s) | +53-226 |
Santiago de Cuba Province is the seicont maist populatit province in the island o Cuba. The lairgest ceety Santiago de Cuba is the main admeenistrative center. Ither lairge ceeties include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Mayarí Arriba, San Luis an Songo-la Maya.
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History [edit]
Santiago de Cuba province haes been the steid o mony battles, baith durin the war for unthirlrdom an the 1959 Cuban Revolution, where hintle o the guerrilla fechtin teuk place in the muntainous province.
Prior tae 1976, Cuba wis dividit intae sax historical provinces. Ane o these 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 [edit]
The province is rich in material resources such as iron an nickel. The economy, housomeivver, relees maistly on agricultur, wi lairge plantations growin bananas, cacao an coffee dottin the landscape. Industry is growin aroond the caipital, as is tourism. The natural beauty o the aurie is attractin mony tourists frae baith the rest o Cuba an frae owerseas.
Municipalities [edit]
| Municipality | Population (2004) |
Aurie (km²) |
Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contramaestre | 101,832 | 610.3 | 20°18′0″N 76°15′2″W / 20.3°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 |
| Secundo 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 [edit]
In 2004, the province o Santiago De Cuba haed a population o 1,043,202.[2] Wi a total 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).
See an aw [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población (Spanish). Una MIRADA a Cuba. Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba (2010).
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 6 October 2007. .
- ↑ Government of Cuba (2002). Population by Province. Retrieved on 5 October 2007. . (Spainyie)
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Santiago.cu (in Spanish)
- Travel info on Santiago de Cuba
- santiagoencuba.com (in Spanish)
- Santiago de Cuba City (in English and Spanish)
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