Provinces of Cuba

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Administratively, Cuba is divided into fourteen provinces and one special municipality.

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From west to east, Cuba's provinces are:

  1. Isla de la Juventud
  2. Pinar del Río
  3. Havana (La Habana)
  4. City of Havana (Ciudad de La Habana)
  5. Matanzas
  6. Cienfuegos
  7. Villa Clara
  8. Sancti Spíritus
  9. Ciego de Ávila
  10. Camagüey
  11. Las Tunas
  12. Granma
  13. Holguín
  14. Santiago de Cuba
  15. Guantánamo

Cuba's "special municipality" is the Isla de la Juventud ("Island of Youth"), known until the 1970s as the Isla de Pinos ("Isle of Pines") and previously as "Evangelista", "Isle of Santiago" and "Isle of Parrots".

Cuba's former provinces, as shown on a 1910s map.
Cuba's former provinces, as shown on a 1910s map.

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces (from west to east):

  • Pinar del Río
  • La Habana
  • Matanzas
  • Las Villas (before 1940, "Santa Clara")
  • Camagüey (before 1899, "Puerto Príncipe")
  • Oriente (before 1905, "Santiago de Cuba")

These provinces correspond to the following areas on the map: Pinar del Rio (item 2), La Habana (items 1, 3, 4), Matanzas (5), Las Villas (approximately 6, 7, and 8 on map), Camaguey (roughly 9 and 10) and Oriente (11, 12, 13, 14 and 15). The present subdivisions closely resemble those of Spanish military provinces during the Cuban Wars of Independence in which the most troublesome areas were subdivided.[citation needed]

Pop. = Population. Source: Cuba census 2002 [1]

Province Capital Pop. (2005) Pop. (%) Area (km²) Area (%) Density
Camagüey Camagüey &&&&&&&&&&784178.0784,178 7.02 &&&&&&&&&&&14134.014,134 13.2 50.22
Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila &&&&&&&&&&411766.0411,766 3.68 &&&&&&&&&&&&5962.05,962 5.6 60.70
Cienfuegos Cienfuegos &&&&&&&&&&395183.0395,183 3.54 &&&&&&&&&&&&4149.04,149 3.9 94.54
Ciudad de la Habana     Havana &&&&&&&&&2201610.02,201,610 19.70 740 0.7 &&&&&&&&&&&&3053.4900003,053.49
Granma Bayamo &&&&&&&&&&822452.0822,452 7.36 &&&&&&&&&&&&8452.08,452 7.9 98.20
Guantánamo Guantánamo &&&&&&&&&&507118.0507,118 4.54 &&&&&&&&&&&&6366.06,366 6.0 82.22
Holguín Holguín &&&&&&&&&1021321.01,021,321 9.14 &&&&&&&&&&&&9105.09,105 8.5 109.90
Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona &&&&&&&&&&&86559.086,559 0.77 &&&&&&&&&&&&2199.02,199 2.1 35.78
La Habana Havana &&&&&&&&&&711066.0711,066 6.36 &&&&&&&&&&&&5669.05,669 5.3 124.06
Las Tunas Victoria de Las Tunas     &&&&&&&&&&525485.0525,485 4.70 &&&&&&&&&&&&6373.06,373 6.0 79.77
Matanzas Matanzas &&&&&&&&&&670427.0670,427 6.00 &&&&&&&&&&&11669.011,669 10.0 56.80
Pinar del Río Pinar del Río &&&&&&&&&&726574.0726,574 6.50 &&&&&&&&&&&10860.010,860 10.2 66.63
Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus &&&&&&&&&&460328.0460,328 4.12 &&&&&&&&&&&&6737.06,737 6.3 68.33
Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba &&&&&&&&&1036281.01,036,281 9.27 &&&&&&&&&&&&6343.06,343 5.9 168.32
Villa Clara Santa Clara &&&&&&&&&&817395.0817,395 7.31 &&&&&&&&&&&&8069.08,069 7.6 97.17
Cuba Havana &&&&&&&&11177743.011,177,743 &&&&&&&&&&106827.0106,827 101.72

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  1. ^ Cuba Census 2002 Population table


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Provinces of Cuba

Camagüey · Ciego de Ávila · Cienfuegos · Ciudad de La Habana (City of Havana) · Granma · Guantánamo · Holguín · Isla de la Juventud · La Habana (Havana) · Las Tunas · Matanzas · Pinar del Río · Sancti Spíritus · Santiago de Cuba · Villa Clara

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