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Las Tunas Province

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Las Tunas Province
Province of Cuba
Coat of arms of Las Tunas Province
Coat of arms
CountryCuba
CapitalLas Tunas
Government
 • PresidentYelenis Tornet Menéndez "[4]".
Area
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 • Total
6,595.25 km2 (2,546.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total
528,853
 • Density80.1870/km2 (207.683/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-31
HDI (2019)0.755[2]
high · 16th of 16
Websitehttps://www.lastunas.gob.cu/es/

Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre, Amancio, and the capital city, Las Tunas (historically Victoria de Las Tunas).[3] It occupies 6% of the country's land mass. The city of Las Tunas is its capital and most populous urban center. It is one of the youngest provinces, having been created in 1975 from territories belonging to the former provinces of Camagüey and Oriente.

Climate and agriculture

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The southern coast, which opens onto the Gulf of Guacanayabo, is marshy and characterised by mangroves. This wet area is used to grow sugarcane, as the wet climate is well suited for the crop.

Cattle are also grazed in the province.

History

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Las Tunas was part of the Oriente province, until that province was divided into five smaller provinces in 1975.

In the same year, a large development program was started to modernize the town of Las Tunas and connect it by road to Havana.[citation needed]

Municipalities

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MunicipalityPopulation
(2022)[4]		Area
(km²)		LocationRemarks
Amancio36,13285720°49′11″N 77°35′3″W / 20.81972°N 77.58417°W / 20.81972; -77.58417 (Amancio)[a]
Colombia31,48256320°59′27″N 77°24′57″W / 20.99083°N 77.41583°W / 20.99083; -77.41583 (Colombia)[a]
Jesús Menéndez46,72963821°09′49″N 76°28′38″W / 21.16361°N 76.47722°W / 21.16361; -76.47722 (Jesús Menéndez)
Jobabo40,34588420°54′29″N 77°16′59″W / 20.90806°N 77.28306°W / 20.90806; -77.28306 (Jobabo)
Las Tunas214,93989120°57′36″N 76°57′16″W / 20.96000°N 76.95444°W / 20.96000; -76.95444 (Las Tunas)Provincial capital
Majibacoa40,23562120°55′2″N 76°52′34″W / 20.91722°N 76.87611°W / 20.91722; -76.87611 (Calixto)Calixto
Manatí28,77395321°18′53″N 76°56′15″W / 21.31472°N 76.93750°W / 21.31472; -76.93750 (Manatí)
Puerto Padre90,2181,17821°11′43″N 76°36′5″W / 21.19528°N 76.60139°W / 21.19528; -76.60139 (Puerto Padre)
Sources: Population from 2004 Census.[5] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[6]
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Notes
  1. 1 2 Former municipality of a then-larger Camagüey Province.

Demographics

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In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850.[5] With a total area of 6,587.75 km2 (2,543.54 sq mi),[7] the province had a population density of 80.4/km2 (208/sq mi).

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Las Tunas (Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  6. ↑ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  7. ↑ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
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