Municipalities of Cuba
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The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or municipios. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 [1] and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province.
Summary
The municipalities are listed below, by province:
Municipalities by province
Artemisa Province
Artemisa Province is sub-divided into 11 municipalities. Artemisa was created in 2011 as a split of the former La Habana province and addition of the three most eastern municipalities of Pinar del Río.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Alquizar | 29,616 | 193 | 22°48′24″N 82°34′58″W / 22.80667°N 82.58278°W | |
Artemisa | 81,209 | 690 | 22°48′49″N 82°45′48″W / 22.81361°N 82.76333°W | Provincial capital |
Bahía Honda | 45,968 | 784 | 22°54′23″N 83°09′49″W / 22.90639°N 83.16361°W | Transferred from Pinar del Río Province in 2011 |
Bauta | 45,509 | 157 | 22°59′31″N 82°32′57″W / 22.99194°N 82.54917°W | |
Caimito | 36,813 | 238 | 22°57′28″N 82°35′47″W / 22.95778°N 82.59639°W | |
Candelaria | 19,523 | 299 | 22°44′40″N 82°57′57″W / 22.74444°N 82.96583°W | Transferred from Pinar del Río Province in 2011 |
Guanajay | 28,429 | 113 | 22°55′50″N 82°41′16″W / 22.93056°N 82.68778°W | |
Güira de Melena | 37,838 | 178 | 22°48′8″N 82°30′17″W / 22.80222°N 82.50472°W | |
Mariel | 42,504 | 269 | 22°59′38″N 82°45′14″W / 22.99389°N 82.75389°W | |
San Antonio de los Baños | 46,300 | 127 | 22°53′20″N 82°29′55″W / 22.88889°N 82.49861°W | |
San Cristóbal | 70,830 | 936 | 22°43′1″N 83°03′4″W / 22.71694°N 83.05111°W | Transferred from Pinar del Río Province in 2011 |
Camagüey Province
Camagüey Province is sub-divided into 13 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Camagüey | 324,921 | 1,106 | 21°23′2″N 77°54′26″W / 21.38389°N 77.90722°W | Provincial capital |
Carlos M. de Cespedes | 25,707 | 653 | 21°34′37″N 78°16′39″W / 21.57694°N 78.27750°W | |
Esmeralda | 29,953 | 1,480 | 21°51′22″N 78°06′40″W / 21.85611°N 78.11111°W | |
Florida | 73,612 | 1,800 | 21°31′46″N 78°13′21″W / 21.52944°N 78.22250°W | |
Guáimaro | 57,086 | 1,847 | 21°03′32″N 77°20′52″W / 21.05889°N 77.34778°W | |
Jimaguayú | 21,169 | 799 | 21°16′0″N 77°49′49″W / 21.26667°N 77.83028°W | |
Minas | 38,517 | 1,015 | 21°29′22″N 77°36′17″W / 21.48944°N 77.60472°W | |
Najasa | 16,470 | 921 | 21°05′2″N 77°44′49″W / 21.08389°N 77.74694°W | |
Nuevitas | 44,882 | 415 | 21°32′25″N 77°15′52″W / 21.54028°N 77.26444°W | |
Santa Cruz del Sur | 51,335 | 1,122 | 20°43′10″N 77°59′27″W / 20.71944°N 77.99083°W | |
Sibanicú | 31,117 | 736 | 21°14′21″N 77°31′15″W / 21.23917°N 77.52083°W | |
Sierra de Cubitas | 18,589 | 549 | 21°43′59″N 77°46′14″W / 21.73306°N 77.77056°W | Sola |
Vertientes | 53,299 | 2,005 | 21°15′26″N 78°08′56″W / 21.25722°N 78.14889°W |
Ciego de Ávila Province
Ciego de Ávila Province is sub-divided into 10 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Baraguá | 32,408 | 728 | 21°40′56″N 78°37′28″W / 21.68222°N 78.62444°W | Gaspar |
Bolivia | 16,612 | 918 | 22°04′30″N 78°21′1″W / 22.07500°N 78.35028°W | |
Chambas | 39,868 | 769 | 22°11′48″N 78°54′47″W / 22.19667°N 78.91306°W | |
Ciego de Ávila | 135,736 | 445 | 21°50′53″N 78°45′46″W / 21.84806°N 78.76278°W | Provincial capital |
Ciro Redondo | 29,560 | 588 | 22°01′8″N 78°42′10″W / 22.01889°N 78.70278°W | |
Florencia | 19,811 | 286 | 22°08′51″N 78°58′1″W / 22.14750°N 78.96694°W | |
Majagua | 26,617 | 544 | 21°55′28″N 78°59′26″W / 21.92444°N 78.99056°W | |
Morón | 60,612 | 615 | 22°06′39″N 78°37′40″W / 22.11083°N 78.62778°W | |
Primero de Enero | 27,813 | 713 | 21°56′43″N 78°25′8″W / 21.94528°N 78.41889°W | Violeta |
Venezuela | 27,333 | 716 | 21°45′4″N 78°46′44″W / 21.75111°N 78.77889°W |
Cienfuegos Province
Cienfuegos Province is sub-divided into 8 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Abreus | 30,330 | 564 | 22°16′50″N 80°34′4″W / 22.28056°N 80.56778°W | |
Aguada de Pasajeros | 31,687 | 680 | 22°23′5″N 80°50′46″W / 22.38472°N 80.84611°W | |
Cienfuegos | 163,824 | 333 | 22°08′45″N 80°26′11″W / 22.14583°N 80.43639°W | Provincial capital |
Cruces | 32,139 | 198 | 22°20′32″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34222°N 80.27611°W | |
Cumanayagua | 51,435 | 1,099 | 22°09′9″N 80°12′4″W / 22.15250°N 80.20111°W | |
Lajas | 22,602 | 430 | 22°24′59″N 80°17′26″W / 22.41639°N 80.29056°W | |
Palmira | 33,153 | 318 | 22°14′40″N 80°23′39″W / 22.24444°N 80.39417°W | |
Rodas | 33,477 | 552 | 22°20′34″N 80°33′19″W / 22.34278°N 80.55528°W |
Granma Province
Granma Province is sub-divided into 13 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Bartolomé Masó | 53,024 | 629 | 20°10′7″N 76°56′33″W / 20.16861°N 76.94250°W | |
Bayamo | 222,118 | 918 | 20°22′54″N 76°38′33″W / 20.38167°N 76.64250°W | Provincial capital |
Buey Arriba | 31,327 | 452 | 20°10′25″N 76°44′57″W / 20.17361°N 76.74917°W | |
Campechuela | 46,092 | 577 | 20°14′0″N 77°16′44″W / 20.23333°N 77.27889°W | |
Cauto Cristo | 21,159 | 550 | 20°33′44″N 76°28′10″W / 20.56222°N 76.46944°W | |
Guisa | 50,923 | 596 | 20°15′40″N 76°32′17″W / 20.26111°N 76.53806°W | |
Jiguaní | 60,320 | 646 | 20°22′24″N 76°25′20″W / 20.37333°N 76.42222°W | |
Manzanillo | 130,789 | 498 | 20°20′23″N 77°06′31″W / 20.33972°N 77.10861°W | |
Media Luna | 35,330 | 376 | 20°08′40″N 77°26′10″W / 20.14444°N 77.43611°W | |
Niquero | 41,252 | 582 | 20°02′50″N 77°34′41″W / 20.04722°N 77.57806°W | |
Pilón | 29,751 | 462 | 19°54′20″N 77°19′15″W / 19.90556°N 77.32083°W | |
Río Cauto | 47,833 | 1,500 | 20°33′50″N 76°55′2″W / 20.56389°N 76.91722°W | |
Yara | 59,415 | 576 | 20°16′37″N 76°56′49″W / 20.27694°N 76.94694°W |
Guantánamo Province
Guantánamo Province is sub-divided into 10 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Baracoa | 81,794 | 977 | 20°21′2″N 74°30′37″W / 20.35056°N 74.51028°W | |
Caimanera | 10,562 | 366 | 19°59′42″N 75°09′35″W / 19.99500°N 75.15972°W | |
El Salvador | 45,662 | 637 | 20°12′35″N 75°13′22″W / 20.20972°N 75.22278°W | |
Guantánamo | 244,603 | 741 | 20°08′13″N 75°12′50″W / 20.13694°N 75.21389°W | Provincial capital |
Imías | 20,959 | 524 | 20°04′37″N 74°39′6″W / 20.07694°N 74.65167°W | |
Maisí | 28,276 | 525 | 20°14′36″N 74°09′21″W / 20.24333°N 74.15583°W | La Máquina |
Manuel Tames | 14,200 | 526 | 20°10′50″N 75°03′5″W / 20.18056°N 75.05139°W | Jamaica |
Niceto Pérez | 17,783 | 640 | 20°07′40″N 75°20′31″W / 20.12778°N 75.34194°W | |
San Antonio del Sur | 26,509 | 585 | 20°03′25″N 74°48′28″W / 20.05694°N 74.80778°W | |
Yateras | 20,358 | 664 | 20°21′1″N 74°55′27″W / 20.35028°N 74.92417°W | Palenque |
Havana
Havana (Ciudad De La Habana), the national capital, is sub-divided into 15 municipalities.
Holguín Province
Holguín Province is sub-divided into 14 municipalities.
Isla de la Juventud
Labeled as "special municipality", Isla de la Juventud is administered as a single administrative unit with 86,420 inhabitants. Nueva Gerona is the municipal capital.
Las Tunas Province
Las Tunas Province is sub-divided into 8 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Amancio | 41,523 | 857 | 20°49′11″N 77°35′3″W / 20.81972°N 77.58417°W | |
Colombia | 32,942 | 563 | 20°59′27″N 77°24′57″W / 20.99083°N 77.41583°W | |
Jesús Menéndez | 51,002 | 638 | 21°09′49″N 76°28′38″W / 21.16361°N 76.47722°W | |
Jobabo | 49,403 | 884 | 20°54′29″N 77°16′59″W / 20.90806°N 77.28306°W | |
Las Tunas | 187,438 | 891 | 20°57′36″N 76°57′16″W / 20.96000°N 76.95444°W | Provincial capital |
Majibacoa | 40,264 | 621 | 20°55′2″N 76°52′34″W / 20.91722°N 76.87611°W | Calixto |
Manatí | 33,573 | 953 | 21°18′53″N 76°56′15″W / 21.31472°N 76.93750°W | |
Puerto Padre | 93,705 | 1,178 | 21°11′43″N 76°36′5″W / 21.19528°N 76.60139°W |
Matanzas Province
As for 2011 Matanzas Province is sub-divided into 13 municipalities, since Varadero municipality was abrogated.
Mayabeque Province
Mayabeque Province is sub-divided into 11 municipalities. Mayabeque was created in 2011 as a split of former La Habana province.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Batabanó | 25,664 | 187 | 22°43′29″N 82°17′23″W / 22.72472°N 82.28972°W | |
Bejucal | 25,425 | 120 | 22°55′58″N 82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°W | |
Güines | 68,951 | 445 | 22°50′52″N 82°01′25″W / 22.84778°N 82.02361°W | |
Jaruco | 25,658 | 276 | 23°02′34″N 82°00′33″W / 23.04278°N 82.00917°W | |
Madruga | 30,640 | 464 | 22°54′59″N 81°51′25″W / 22.91639°N 81.85694°W | |
Melena del Sur | 20,445 | 227 | 22°46′54″N 82°08′54″W / 22.78167°N 82.14833°W | |
Nueva Paz | 24,277 | 515 | 22°45′48″N 81°45′29″W / 22.76333°N 81.75806°W | |
Quivicán | 29,253 | 283 | 22°49′29″N 82°21′21″W / 22.82472°N 82.35583°W | |
San José de las Lajas | 69,375 | 591 | 22°58′5″N 82°09′21″W / 22.96806°N 82.15583°W | Provincial capital |
San Nicolás | 21,563 | 242 | 22°46′55″N 81°54′24″W / 22.78194°N 81.90667°W | |
Santa Cruz del Norte | 32,576 | 376 | 23°09′21″N 81°55′35″W / 23.15583°N 81.92639°W |
Pinar del Río Province
As for 2011 Pinar del Río Province is sub-divided into 11 municipalities, since the three most eastern municipalities were transferred to Artemisa Province.
Sancti Spíritus Province
Sancti Spíritus Province is sub-divided into 8 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Cabaiguán | 67,224 | 597 | 22°05′2″N 79°29′43″W / 22.08389°N 79.49528°W | |
Fomento | 33,528 | 471 | 22°06′19″N 79°43′12″W / 22.10528°N 79.72000°W | |
Jatibonico | 42,708 | 276 | 21°56′47″N 79°10′3″W / 21.94639°N 79.16750°W | |
La Sierpe | 16,937 | 1,035 | 21°45′39″N 79°14′36″W / 21.76083°N 79.24333°W | |
Sancti Spíritus | 133,843 | 1,151 | 21°56′3″N 79°26′37″W / 21.93417°N 79.44361°W | Provincial capital |
Taguasco | 36,365 | 518 | 22°00′19″N 79°15′54″W / 22.00528°N 79.26500°W | |
Trinidad | 73,466 | 1,155 | 21°48′16″N 79°58′58″W / 21.80444°N 79.98278°W | |
Yaguajay | 58,938 | 1,032 | 22°19′50″N 79°14′13″W / 22.33056°N 79.23694°W |
Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province is sub-divided into 9 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Contramaestre | 101,832 | 610.3 | 20°18′0″N 76°15′2″W / 20.30000°N 76.25056°W | |
Guama | 35,516 | 964.6 | 19°57′13″N 76°44′58″W / 19.95361°N 76.74944°W | |
Mella | 33,667 | 335.2 | 20°22′10″N 75°54′39″W / 20.36944°N 75.91083°W | |
Palma Soriano | 124,585 | 845.8 | 20°12′51″N 75°59′30″W / 20.21417°N 75.99167°W | |
San Luis | 88,496 | 498 | 20°11′17″N 75°50′55″W / 20.18806°N 75.84861°W | |
Santiago de Cuba | 472,255 | 1,023.8 | 20°02′25″N 75°48′53″W / 20.04028°N 75.81472°W | Provincial capital |
Segundo Frente | 40,885 | 540 | 20°24′43″N 75°31′43″W / 20.41194°N 75.52861°W | Mayarí Arriba |
Songo-La Maya | 100,287 | 721 | 20°10′24″N 75°38′46″W / 20.17333°N 75.64611°W | La Maya |
Tercer Frente | 30,457 | 364 | 20°10′19″N 76°19′38″W / 20.17194°N 76.32722°W | Cruce de los Baños |
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara Province is sub-divided into 13 municipalities.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Area (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Caibarién | 38,064 | 212 | 22°30′57″N 79°28′20″W / 22.51583°N 79.47222°W | |
Camajuaní | 63,544 | 614 | 22°28′5″N 79°43′25″W / 22.46806°N 79.72361°W | |
Cifuentes | 33,391 | 512 | 22°37′15″N 80°03′57″W / 22.62083°N 80.06583°W | |
Corralillo | 27,571 | 843 | 22°59′9″N 80°34′58″W / 22.98583°N 80.58278°W | |
Encrucijada | 33,641 | 345 | 22°37′2″N 79°51′58″W / 22.61722°N 79.86611°W | |
Manicaragua | 73,370 | 1,063 | 22°09′1″N 79°58′34″W / 22.15028°N 79.97611°W | |
Placetas | 71,837 | 601 | 22°18′58″N 79°39′19″W / 22.31611°N 79.65528°W | |
Quemado de Güines | 22,590 | 338 | 22°47′24″N 80°15′21″W / 22.79000°N 80.25583°W | |
Ranchuelo | 59,062 | 556 | 22°20′10″N 80°06′46″W / 22.33611°N 80.11278°W | |
Remedios | 46,482 | 560 | 22°29′32″N 79°32′44″W / 22.49222°N 79.54556°W | |
Sagua la Grande | 56,097 | 661 | 22°48′32″N 80°04′15″W / 22.80889°N 80.07083°W | |
Santa Clara | 237,581 | 514 | 22°24′20″N 79°57′14″W / 22.40556°N 79.95389°W | Provincial capital |
Santo Domingo | 53,840 | 883 | 22°35′1″N 80°14′18″W / 22.58361°N 80.23833°W |
Municipal maps
The maps below show the municipal subdivision of each province, in yellow, within Cuba. Each provincial capital is shown in red.1
Note:
^1 – Exceptions related to the provinces shown only in red: Havana is a city-province, and shows also its 15 municipal boroughs. Isla de la Juventud is a special (and single) municipality having provincial level.
See also
References
- ↑ Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991
- ↑ Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ↑ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
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