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Santiago de Cuba Province
Location of Santiago de Cuba Province in Cuba
Country	Cuba
Capital	Santiago de Cuba
Area	6,156.44 km² (2,377 sq mi)
Population	1,043,202 (2004) ^[1]
Density	169.4 /km² (439 /sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca and Bay of Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Mayarí Arriba, San Luis and Songo-la Maya. The province is rich in material resources such as iron and nickel. The economy, however, relies mostly on agriculture, with large plantations growing bananas, cacao and coffee dotting the landscape. Industry is growing around the capital, as is tourism. The natural beauty of the area is attracting many tourists from both the rest of Cuba and from overseas. Santiago de Cuba province has been the site of many battles, both during the war for independence and the 1959 Cuban Revolution, where much of the guerrilla fighting took place in the mountainous province.

1 Municipalities
2 Historical use of the name
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2004)	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
Contramaestre	&&&&&&&&&0101832.&&&&&0101,832	&&&&&&&&&&&&0610.300000610.3	20°18′0″N 76°15′2″W / 20.3, -76.25056 (Contramaestre)
Guamá	&&&&&&&&&&035516.&&&&&035,516	&&&&&&&&&&&&0965.&&&&&0965	19°58′34″N 76°24′35″W / 19.97611, -76.40972 (Chivirico)	Chivirico
Palma Soriano	&&&&&&&&&0124585.&&&&&0124,585	&&&&&&&&&&&&0845.800000845.8	20°12′51″N 75°59′30″W / 20.21417, -75.99167 (Palma Soriano)
San Luis	&&&&&&&&&&088496.&&&&&088,496	&&&&&&&&&&&&0765.&&&&&0765	20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806, -75.84861 (San Luis)
Santiago de Cuba	&&&&&&&&&0472255.&&&&&0472,255	&&&&&&&&&&&01023.8000001,023.8	20°02′25″N 75°48′53″W / 20.04028, -75.81472 (Santiago de Cuba)	Provincial capital
Segundo Frente	&&&&&&&&&&040885.&&&&&040,885	&&&&&&&&&&&&0540.&&&&&0540	20°24′43″N 75°31′43″W / 20.41194, -75.52861 (Mayarí Arriba)	Mayarí Arriba
Songo-La Maya	&&&&&&&&&0100287.&&&&&0100,287	&&&&&&&&&&&&0721.&&&&&0721	20°10′24″N 75°38′46″W / 20.17333, -75.64611 (La Maya)	La Maya
Tercer Frente	&&&&&&&&&&030457.&&&&&030,457	&&&&&&&&&&&&0364.&&&&&0364	20°10′19″N 76°19′38″W / 20.17194, -76.32722 (Cruce de los Baños)	Cruce de los Baños

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Source: Population from 2004 Census.^[1] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.^[2]

Historical use of the name

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into six provinces. One of these was Oriente province, which was, prior to 1905, known as Santiago de Cuba province. See Historical provinces of Cuba.

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Santiago De Cuba had a population of 1,043,202.^[1] With a total area of 6,156.44 km² (2,377 sq mi),^[3] the province had a population density of 169.4/km² (438.7/sq mi).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Atenas.cu (2004). 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. (Spanish)
^ Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
^ Government of Cuba (2002). Population by Province. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. (Spanish)

External links

Cuba Portal

• • e Subdivisions of Cuba
Provinces	Camagüey · Ciego de Ávila · Cienfuegos · Ciudad de La Habana · Granma · Guantánamo · Holguín · Isla de la Juventud · La Habana · Las Tunas · Matanzas · Pinar del Río · Sancti Spíritus · Santiago de Cuba · Villa Clara
Historical provinces	Santa Clara (Las Villas) · Camagüey (Puerto Principe) · Oriente (Santiago de Cuba)
Municipalities in Santiago de Cuba	Contramaestre · Guamá · Mella · Palma Soriano · San Luis · Santiago de Cuba · Segundo Frente · Songo - La Maya · Tercer Frente