Bahia Honda, Cuba

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Bahía Honda
Bahia Honda, Cuba (Cuba1)
Bahia Honda, Cuba
Location of Bahía Honda in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°54′23″N 83°09′50″W / 22.90639, -83.16389
Country Flag of Cuba Cuba
Province Pinar del Río
Area [1]
 - Total 784 km² (302.7 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2004)[2]
 - Total 45,968
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-82

Bahía Honda is a municipality and city in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It is located on the northern shore of the island, in an inlet of the Florida Straits, 70 km (43 mi) west of Havana. The sheltered bay that gives the name of the municipality contains an industrial port. It marks the eastern extend of the Colorados Archipelago.

Bahía Honda was one of the naval bases leased to the US under the Platt Amendment, but abandoned some years later in turn for an expansion of the area leased around Guantánamo Bay.[3]

[edit] Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Bahía Honda had a population of 45,968.[2] With a total area of 784 km² (302.7 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 58.6/km² (151.8/sq mi).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. (Spanish)
  3. ^ Navarro, José Cantón: History of Cuba, Havana, Cuba, 1998, p. 83
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