Artemisa Province

Artemisa Province is one of the two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Mayabeque Province.[2][3][4] The new provinces came into existence on January 1, 2011.

Artemisa Province
Province of Cuba
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 22°48′49″N 82°45′48″W
CountryCuba
CapitalArtemisa
MunicipalitiesMariel, Guanajay, Caimito, Bauta, San Antonio de los Baños, Güira de Melena, Alquízar, Artemisa, Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Bahía Honda
Area
 • Total4,004.27 km2 (1,546.06 sq mi)
Highest elevation
681 m (2,234 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total502,312
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-47

Overview

Artemisa was the largest city and municipality of the former La Habana Province. The newly formed province combined the eight western municipalities of La Habana Province and three eastern municipalities of neighbor province Pinar del Río (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal). The capital and largest city is Artemisa (47,000 pop. in 2015).

The new province is only larger than Havana city and Mayabeque, but with more population than four other Cuban provinces. It is the most densely populated, after Havana city and Santiago de Cuba.

The economy of the Artemisa province is based mainly on agriculture (fruits, potatoes, rice, vegetables, sugar cane) and industry of building materials (two cement factories), food processing industry and power plants. It contains the important port of Mariel in the northern coast. The province is also important in the military sector with the main Cuban Air Force base (San Antonio de los Baños) the Western base of the Cuban Navy (Cabañas Bay) and the Military Academy (College) "Antonio Maceo" in Caimito.

Municipalities
Map of Artemisa Province. Deep yellow color indicates former municipalities of Pinar del Río Province
Road Map of Artemisa Province
Municipality km2 Population
Mariel270.8544,786
Guanajay110.2628,750
Caimito239.439,304
Bauta155.1348,024
San Antonio de los Baños126.3749,942
Güira de Melena199.2239,821
Alquízar194.3632,501
Artemisa688.782,917
Bahía Honda784.1445,124
Candelaria301.4220,283
San Cristóbal934.470,940
Total4,004.27502,392

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010[5]

Topography

The maximum elevation in the province is Guajaibon peak (700 meters), and is located near N 22 47' 19" W 83 21' 52" in Sierra del Rosario range.

See also

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. La racionalidad como premisa Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine - Periódico Granma
  3. Proponen en Pleno del Partido dos nuevas provincias cubanas: Artemisa y Mayabeque (+ Infografía) - Cubadebate
  4. ¿Por qué Artemisa y Mayabeque?
  5. Mejor atención al pueblo y más funcional Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback MachineDiario Granma
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