Las Tunas Province

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Las Tunas Province
Province of Cuba
Coat of Arms of the city of Las Tunas, Cuba.svg
Coat of arms
Las Tunas in Cuba.svg
Country Cuba
Capital Las Tunas
Government
 • PresidentJaime Ernesto Chiang Vega
Area
[1]
 • Total6,595.25 km2 (2,546.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total528,853
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code +53-31
HDI (2019)0.755 [2]
high · 16th of 16
Website https://www.lastunas.gob.cu/es/

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). [3]

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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
(2022) [4] 		Area
(km²)		LocationRemarks
Amancio 36,132857 20°49′11″N77°35′3″W / 20.81972°N 77.58417°W / 20.81972; -77.58417 (Amancio)
Colombia 31,482563 20°59′27″N77°24′57″W / 20.99083°N 77.41583°W / 20.99083; -77.41583 (Colombia)
Jesús Menéndez 46,729638 21°09′49″N76°28′38″W / 21.16361°N 76.47722°W / 21.16361; -76.47722 (Jesús Menéndez)
Jobabo 40,345884 20°54′29″N77°16′59″W / 20.90806°N 77.28306°W / 20.90806; -77.28306 (Jobabo)
Las Tunas 214,939891 20°57′36″N76°57′16″W / 20.96000°N 76.95444°W / 20.96000; -76.95444 (Las Tunas) Provincial capital
Majibacoa 40,235621 20°55′2″N76°52′34″W / 20.91722°N 76.87611°W / 20.91722; -76.87611 (Calixto) Calixto
Manatí 28,773953 21°18′53″N76°56′15″W / 21.31472°N 76.93750°W / 21.31472; -76.93750 (Manatí)
Puerto Padre 90,2181,178 21°11′43″N76°36′5″W / 21.19528°N 76.60139°W / 21.19528; -76.60139 (Puerto Padre)
Sources: Population from 2004 Census. [5] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution. [6]
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Demographics

In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850. [5] With a total area of 6,587.75 km2 (2,543.54 sq mi), [7] the province had a population density of 80.4/km2 (208/sq mi).

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References

  1. ↑ "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Las Tunas (Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  6. ↑ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba" . Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  7. ↑ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
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