Las Tunas (ceety)

Victoria de Las Tunas
Victoria de Las Tunas; (Las Tunas)
	Municipality
	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
Area
• Total	891 km2 (344 sq mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population (2004)
• 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

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]

Geografie

The 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

The 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

In 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

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

References

↑ ^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

(in Spaingie) Ceety wabpage

[guije-1] (in Spaingie) Guije.com. "Victoria de Las Tunas". Retrieved 6 October 2007.

[statoids-2] Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 6 October 2007. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[atenas-3] (in Spaingie) Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.

[4] (in Spaingie) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X

[6] (in Spaingie) Las Tunas: origin and evoltion of the name (EcuRed)

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