Provinces of Cuba
Cuba is divided into fifteen provinces and a special municipality .
List of provinces
In Cuba there are the following provinces (from west to east):
- Isla de la Juventud (Special Administrative Region)
- Pinar del Río
- Artemisa
- La Habana
- Mayabeque
- Matanzas
- Cienfuegos
- Villa Clara
- Sancti Spiritus
- Ciego de Ávila
- Camaguey
- Las Tunas
- Granma
- Holguín
- Santiago de Cuba
- Guantánamo
On January 1, 2011, the province of La Habana was dissolved. Two new provinces, Artemisa and Mayabeque, were created . The province of Ciudad de La Habana got the name of the old province of La Habana. The redistribution of the provinces was part of an administrative reform, which also provides for a clearer division of labor among the Poder Popular and an expansion of the powers of the individual provinces. In addition, the creation of new regional centers was intended to strengthen the sense of belonging among the Cubans living there and to make the quality of government services more efficient.
history
1827-1878
In 1827 Cuba was divided into three departments by the Spanish colonial government:
- Occidental
- Central
- Oriental
1878-1976
The Spanish colonial government divided Cuba into six provinces in 1878 (or 1879, depending on the source):
- Pinar del Río
- Matanzas
- Las Villas (before 1940: Santa Clara ), the province comprised the present-day provinces of Cienfuegos , Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus
- La Habana, consisting of the current provinces of Artemisa , Mayabeque and La Habana
- Camagüey (before 1899: Puerto Príncipe ), comprised the present-day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila
- Oriente (before 1905: Santiago de Cuba ), comprised the present-day provinces of Las Tunas , Granma , Holguín , Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo
Demographic data
province | Capital | Residents | Area (km²) | Female rate 1 | Degree of Urbanization (%) | Population density |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artemisa | Artemisa | 494,631 | 4,003.24 | 983 | 70.6 | 123.6 |
Camaguey | Camaguey | 771.905 | 15,386.16 | 995 | 77.9 | 50.2 |
Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 426.054 | 6,971.64 | 975 | 73.6 | 61.1 |
Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 404.228 | 4,188.61 | 973 | 82.0 | 96.5 |
La Habana | Havana | 2.106.146 | 728.26 | 1088 | 100.0 | 2,892.0 |
Granma | Bayamo | 834.380 | 8,374.24 | 976 | 61.3 | 99.6 |
Guantánamo | Guantánamo | 515,428 | 6,167.97 | 1004 | 63.7 | 83.6 |
Holguín | Holguín | 1,035,072 | 9,215.72 | 982 | 66.1 | 112.3 |
Isla de la Juventud | Nueva Gerona | 84,751 | 2,419.27 | 981 | 82.6 | 35.0 |
Las Tunas | Victoria de las Tunas | 532,645 | 6,592.66 | 971 | 65.2 | 80.8 |
Matanzas | Matanzas | 694.476 | 11,791.82 | 996 | 83.3 | 58.9 |
Mayabeque | San Jose de las Lajas | 376.825 | 3,743.81 | 970 | 73.5 | 100.7 |
Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 587.026 | 8,883.74 | 967 | 64.3 | 66.1 |
Sancti Spiritus | Sancti Spiritus | 463.458 | 6,777.28 | 983 | 72.8 | 68.4 |
Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 1,049,084 | 6,227.78 | 1011 | 71.2 | 168.5 |
Villa Clara | Santa Clara | 791.216 | 8,411.81 | 994 | 77.8 | 94.1 |
Cuba | Havana | 11,167,325 | 109,884.01 | 995 | 76.8 | 101.6 |
1 Number of women that arithmetically come to 1000 men
Status: 2012 census (Censo de Población y viviendas 2012)
Presidents of the Provincial Parliaments
The presidents of the Asamblea Provincial del Poder Popular (Provincial Assemblies of People's Power) of each province in the country.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://anterior.cubaminrex.cu/MirarCuba/Articulos/Otros/2010/2010-07-23-mejor.html Mejor atención al pueblo y more funcional: Modificación de la División Político Administrativa, Minrex
- ↑ http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/cpv2012/20131107resumenadelantado/Tablas/2.pdf ONE, Census 2012
- ↑ http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/cpv2012/20131107resumenadelantado/PUBLICACION_ADELANTADA.rar RAR archive, Tabla 1, Tabla 2
- ^ "Consejo de Ministros" ( es ). Retrieved November 16, 2011.
Web links
- Provinces of Cuba (English)