Cienfuegos Province

Cienfuegos Province
Province
Country  Cuba
Capital Cienfuegos
Area 4,180 km2 (1,614 sq mi)
Population 398,647 (2004[1])
Density 95.37 / km2 (247 / sq mi)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
Area code +53-43
Location of Cienfuegos Province in Cuba

Cienfuegos is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819.

Cienfuegos is the smallest province in Cuba with an economy almost entirely dedicated to the growing and processing of sugar. Sugar mills and sugarcane plantations dot the landscape. There are waterfalls in the sierra of the province.

Scuba diving off Cienfuegos province is extremely popular both with tourists and locals. There are numerous underwater caves, and well over 50 dive sites in the province.

The provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara were once all part of the now defunct province of Santa Clara.

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Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2004)		 Area
(km²)		 Location Remarks
Abreus &1000000000003033000000030,330 &10000000000000564000000564
Aguada de Pasajeros &1000000000003168700000031,687 &10000000000000680000000680
Cienfuegos &10000000000163824000000163,824 &10000000000000333000000333 Provincial capital
Cruces &1000000000003213900000032,139 &10000000000000198000000198
Cumanayagua &1000000000005143500000051,435 &100000000000010990000001,099
Lajas &1000000000002260200000022,602 &10000000000000430000000430
Palmira &1000000000003315300000033,153 &10000000000000318000000318
Rodas &1000000000003347700000033,477 &10000000000000552000000552
Source: Population from 2004 Census.[1] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[2]

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Cienfuegos had a population of 398,647.[1] With a total area of 4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi),[3] the province had a population density of 95.37 /km2 (247.0 /sq mi).

References

  1. ^ a b c Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06.  (Spanish)
  2. ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
  3. ^ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province". http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/censo/tablas_html/ii_4.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-02.  (Spanish)

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Municipalities of Cienfuegos