La Habana Province

La Habana Province
Province
Country  Cuba
Municiplities Artemisa, Mariel, Guanajay, Caimito, Bauta, San Antonio de los Baños, Bejucal, San José de las Lajas, Jaruco, Santa Cruz del Norte, Madruga, Nueva Paz, Güines, Melena del Sur, Quivicán, Alquízar, Batabanó, Cuba, Güira de Melena, San Nicolás de Bari
Capital Havana
Area 5,731.59 km2 (2,212.98 sq mi)
Population 722,045 (2004) [1]
Density 125.99 / km2 (326.31 / sq mi)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
Area code +53-07
Location of Havana Province in Cuba

Havana Province (Spanish: Provincia de la Habana) was one of the provinces of Cuba, prior to being divided into two new provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque on January 1, 2011.[2] It had 711,066 people in the 2002 census.[3] The largest city was Artemisa (81,209).

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Geography

La Habana Province bordered Pinar del Rio, and Matanzas. It had coasts in the south and north and had dozens of towns and a few small cities which rank between the 20 and 40 largest of the island.

Economy

Much of the province's agriculture waes geared towards the production of food, primarily cattle, potatoes and fruit. Unlike much of Cuba, sugar and tobacco played only a small role in the province's economy. There was also much industrialization in the province, with numerous electricity plants and sugar mills.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2004)		 Area
(km²)		 Location Remarks
Alquizar &1000000000002961600000029,616 &10000000000000193000000193
Artemisa &1000000000008120900000081,209 &10000000000000690000000690
Batabanó &1000000000002566400000025,664 &10000000000000187000000187
Bauta &1000000000004550900000045,509 &10000000000000157000000157
Bejucal &1000000000002542500000025,425 &10000000000000120000000120
Caimito &1000000000003681300000036,813 &10000000000000238000000238
Guanajay &1000000000002842900000028,429 &10000000000000113000000113
Güines &1000000000006895100000068,951 &10000000000000445000000445
Güira de Melena &1000000000003783800000037,838 &10000000000000178000000178
Jaruco &1000000000002565800000025,658 &10000000000000276000000276
Madruga &1000000000003064000000030,640 &10000000000000464000000464
Mariel &1000000000004250400000042,504 &10000000000000269000000269
Melena del Sur &1000000000002044500000020,445 &10000000000000227000000227
Nueva Paz &1000000000002427700000024,277 &10000000000000515000000515
Quivicán &1000000000002925300000029,253 &10000000000000283000000283
San Antonio de los Baños &1000000000004630000000046,300 &10000000000000127000000127
San José de las Lajas &1000000000006937500000069,375 &10000000000000591000000591
San Nicolás &1000000000002156300000021,563 &10000000000000242000000242
Santa Cruz del Norte &1000000000003257600000032,576 &10000000000000376000000376
Sources: Population from 2004 Census;[1] Area from 1976 municipal re-adjustment[4]

Demographics

In 2004, the province of La Habana had a population of 722,045.[1] With a total area of 5,731.59 km2 (2,212.98 sq mi),[5] the province had a population density of 126.0 /km2 (326 /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 2007-10-05.  (Spanish)
  2. ^ Cuba tiene dos nuevas provincias
  3. ^ Cuba Census 2002 Population table
  4. ^ Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved 2007-10-05. 
  5. ^ 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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Straits of Florida City of Havana Straits of Florida
Pinar del Rio Province Matanzas Province
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Isle of Youth Gulf of Batabanó
Canarreos Archipelago		 Ensenada de la Broa
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Municipalities of La Habana