Las Tunas Province

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]

Las Tunas Province
Province of Cuba
Coat of arms
CountryCuba
CapitalLas Tunas
Area
 • Total6,595.25 km2 (2,546.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total536,027
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-31

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.

Municipalities
MunicipalityPopulation
(2004)		Area
(km²)		LocationRemarks
Amancio41,52385720.81972°N 77.58417°W / 20.81972; -77.58417 (Amancio)
Colombia32,94256320.99083°N 77.41583°W / 20.99083; -77.41583 (Colombia)
Jesús Menéndez51,00263821.16361°N 76.47722°W / 21.16361; -76.47722 (Jesús Menéndez)
Jobabo49,40388420.90806°N 77.28306°W / 20.90806; -77.28306 (Jobabo)
Las Tunas187,43889120.96000°N 76.95444°W / 20.96000; -76.95444 (Las Tunas)Provincial capital
Majibacoa40,26462120.91722°N 76.87611°W / 20.91722; -76.87611 (Calixto)Calixto
Manatí33,57395321.31472°N 76.93750°W / 21.31472; -76.93750 (Manatí)
Puerto Padre93,7051,17821.19528°N 76.60139°W / 21.19528; -76.60139 (Puerto Padre)
Sources: Population from 2004 Census.[3] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[4]

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
  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. (in Spanish) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  4. Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  5. 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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