Las Tunas Province
Las Tunas Province | |
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Country | Cuba |
Capital | Las Tunas |
Area | |
• Total | 6,595.25 km2 (2,546.44 sq mi) |
Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 536,027 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | +53-31 |
Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre, Amancio, and the capital city, Las Tunas (historically Victoria de Las Tunas).[2]
Climate and agriculture[]
The southern coast, which opens onto the Gulf of Guacanayabo, is marshy and characterised by mangroves. This wet area is used to grow sugarcane, as the wet climate is well suited for the crop.
Cattle are also grazed in the province.
History[]
Las Tunas was part of the Oriente province, until that province was divided into five smaller provinces in 1975.
In the same year, a large development program was started to modernize the town of Las Tunas and connect it by road to Havana.[citation needed]
Municipalities[]
Municipality | Population (2004) |
Area (km²) |
Location | Remarks |
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Amancio | 41,523 | 857 | 20°49′11″N 77°35′3″W / 20.81972°N 77.58417°W | |
Colombia | 32,942 | 563 | 20°59′27″N 77°24′57″W / 20.99083°N 77.41583°W | |
Jesús Menéndez | 51,002 | 638 | 21°09′49″N 76°28′38″W / 21.16361°N 76.47722°W | |
Jobabo | 49,403 | 884 | 20°54′29″N 77°16′59″W / 20.90806°N 77.28306°W | |
Las Tunas | 187,438 | 891 | 20°57′36″N 76°57′16″W / 20.96000°N 76.95444°W | Provincial capital |
Majibacoa | 40,264 | 621 | 20°55′2″N 76°52′34″W / 20.91722°N 76.87611°W | Calixto |
Manatí | 33,573 | 953 | 21°18′53″N 76°56′15″W / 21.31472°N 76.93750°W | |
Puerto Padre | 93,705 | 1,178 | 21°11′43″N 76°36′5″W / 21.19528°N 76.60139°W | |
Demographics[]
In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850.[3] With a total area of 6,587.75 km2 (2,543.54 sq mi),[5] the province had a population density of 80.4/km2 (208/sq mi).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010.
- ^ (in Spanish) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
External links[]
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- Periodico 26 (Las Tunas Province newspaper)
- (in Spanish) Las Tunas portal
- Las Tunas Province
- Provinces of Cuba
- States and territories established in 1976