Artemisa Province

Artemisa Province
Province o Cuba
Kintra	Cuba
Caipital	Artemisa
Municipalities	Mariel, Guanajay, Caimito, Bauta, San Antonio de los Baños, Güira de Melena, Alquízar, Artemisa, Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Bahía Honda
Area
• Total	4004.27 km2 (1,546.06 sq mi)
Highest elevation	699 m (2,293 ft)
Population  (2010-12-31)
• Total	502,312
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-47

Artemisa Province is ane o twa new provinces in Cuba, which creation wis appruivit bi the Cuban Naitional Assembly (1 August 2010) bi splittin umwhile La Habana Province.

Artemisa wis the lairgest ceety an municipality o the umwhile La Habana province. The newly formit province comprises the 8 wastren municipalities o La Habana, an incorporates 3 eastren municipalities frae the neighbour Pinar del Río province (Bahía Honda, Candelaria an San Cristóbal). The caipital an lairgest ceety is Artemisa (44,000 pop.).

The new province is anerlie lairger than Havana ceety an Mayabeque, but wi mair population that ither fower Cuban provinces. It is the maist densely populatit, efter Havana ceety an Santiago de Cuba.

The economy o the Artemisa province is based mainly on agricultur (fruits, potatoes, rice, vegetables, succar cane) an industry o biggin materials (twa cement factories), fuid processin industry an pouer plants. It comprises the important port o Mariel in the northren coast. The province is important an aw in the militar sector wi the main Cuban Air Force base (San Antonio de los Baños) the Wastren base o the Cuban Navy (Cabañas Bay) an the Militar Academy (College) "Antonio Maceo" in Caimito.

The new provinces wur enforcit on 1 Januar 2011.

Municipalities

Cairt o Artemisa Province. Deep yellae colour indicates umwhile municipalities o Pinar del Río Province

Road Cairt o Artemisa Province

Municipality	km²	Population
Mariel	270.85	44,786
Guanajay	110.26	28,750
Caimito	239.4	39,304
Bauta	155.13	48,024
San Antonio de los Baños	126.37	49,942
Güira de Melena	199.22	39,821
Alquízar	194.36	32,501
Artemisa	688.7	82,917
Bahía Honda	784.14	45,124
Candelaria	301.42	20,283
San Cristóbal	934.4	70,940
Tot	4,004.27	502,392

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010