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 | +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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Template:Es icon Historical site of the city of Las Tunas
- ^ 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). Retrieved 2007-10-02.
External links
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- Periodico 26 (Las Tunas Province newspaper)
- Template:Es icon Las Tunas portal