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The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities (Spanish: municipios).They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 [1] and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province.
Holguin added his maternal surname to the name of the town, giving it the name San Isidoro de Holguín. [5] Prior to 1976, Holguín was located in the province of Oriente . Before Pope Francis's visit to the United States , in September 2015, he visited Cuba, and one of his stops was at the Diocese of Holguín to, among other things ...
Holguín (Spanish pronunciation:) is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba.It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
Cuba's provinces, 1879 to 1976 Cuba's provinces on a 1910s map. The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into six provinces, which maintained with little changes the same boundaries and capital cities, although with modifications in official names.
Pinar del Río; La Habana; Matanzas; Las Villas (before 1940, "Santa Clara"), contained the present day provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus; Camagüey (before 1899, "Puerto Príncipe"), contained the present day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila
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Nº City Population (2012 Census) Population (2022 estimate) Province; 1: Havana: 2,106,146 2,137,847: Havana: 2: Santiago de Cuba: 431,272 431,411 Santiago de Cuba
Geography of Cuba Sierra Maestra Viñales Valley. Cuba is located 77 km (48 mi) west of Haiti across the Windward Passage, 22.5 km (14.0 mi) south of The Bahamas (Cay Lobos), 150 km (93 mi) south of the United States (Key West, Florida), 210 km (130 mi) east of Mexico, and 140 km (87 mi) north of Jamaica.