Las Tunas Province

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| seat = Las Tunas

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| leader_name = Jaime Ernesto Chiang Vega

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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).{{in lang|es}} [http://www.tunet.cult.cu/pagsec/institut/histor/index.htm Historical site of the city of Las Tunas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116182605/http://www.tunet.cult.cu/pagsec/institut/histor/index.htm |date=2012-11-16 }}

Climate and agriculture

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

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|date=September 2008}}

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2022){{Cite web \|title=Las Tunas (Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location \|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/31__las_tunas/ \|access-date=2024-02-03 \|website=www.citypopulation.de}}	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
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Amancio	36,132	{{commas\|857}}	{{Coord\|20\|49\|11\|N\|77\|35\|3\|W\|format=dec\|name=Amancio}}	{{efn\|group=lastunasmun\|name=camagüey\|Former municipality of a then-larger Camagüey Province.}}
Colombia	31,482	{{commas\|563}}	{{Coord\|20\|59\|27\|N\|77\|24\|57\|W\|format=dec\|name=Colombia}}	{{efn\|group=lastunasmun\|name=camagüey}}
Jesús Menéndez	46,729	{{commas\|638}}	{{Coord\|21\|09\|49\|N\|76\|28\|38\|W\|format=dec\|name=Jesús Menéndez}}
Jobabo	40,345	{{commas\|884}}	{{Coord\|20\|54\|29\|N\|77\|16\|59\|W\|format=dec\|name=Jobabo}}
Las Tunas	214,939	{{commas\|891}}	{{Coord\|20\|57\|36\|N\|76\|57\|16\|W\|format=dec\|name=Las Tunas}}	Provincial capital
Majibacoa	40,235	{{commas\|621}}	{{Coord\|20\|55\|2\|N\|76\|52\|34\|W\|format=dec\|name=Calixto}}	Calixto
Manatí	28,773	{{commas\|953}}	{{Coord\|21\|18\|53\|N\|76\|56\|15\|W\|format=dec\|name=Manatí}}
Puerto Padre	90,218	{{commas\|1178}}	{{Coord\|21\|11\|43\|N\|76\|36\|5\|W\|format=dec\|name=Puerto Padre}}
colspan="5"\|{{center\|Sources: Population from 2004 Census.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm \|title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality \|author=Atenas.cu \|year=2004 \|access-date=2007-10-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm \|archive-date=2007-09-27 \|language=es \|url-status=dead }} Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html\|title=Municipios of Cuba\|author=Statoids\|date=July 2003\| access-date=2007-10-06}}}}

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Demographics

In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850. With a total area of {{convert|6587.75|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/censo/tablas_html/ii_4.htm |title=Population by Province |author=Government of Cuba |year=2002 |access-date=2007-10-02 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928013913/http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/censo/tablas_html/ii_4.htm |archive-date=2007-09-28 }} the province had a population density of {{convert|80.4|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080426033229/http://www.periodico26.cu/english.html Periodico 26] (Las Tunas Province newspaper)
{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20000619171342/http://www.ltunas.inf.cu/ Las Tunas portal]

Category:Provinces of Cuba

Category:States and territories established in 1976