La Habana Province (1976–2010)

Havana Province (Spanish: Provincia La Habana) was one of the provinces of Cuba from 1976, when the nation's provincial structure was revised, through the end of 2010. On January 1, 2011, the province was divided into two new provinces, Artemisa and Mayabeque.^[1] La Habana Province had 711,066 people in the 2002 census.^[2] The largest city was Artemisa (81,209), as the much larger city of Havana was structured in a different province, Ciudad de La Habana Province.

La Habana Province
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Havana Province in Cuba
Country	Cuba
Capital	Havana
Municipalities	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
Area
• Total	5,731.59 km2 (2,212.98 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	722,045
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-07

Geography

La Habana Province bordered Pinar del Río, 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 was 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	29,616	193	22.80667°N 82.58278°W / 22.80667; -82.58278 (Alquizar)
Artemisa	81,209	690	22.81361°N 82.76333°W / 22.81361; -82.76333 (Artemisa)
Batabanó	25,664	187	22.72472°N 82.28972°W / 22.72472; -82.28972 (Batabanó)
Bauta	45,509	157	22.99194°N 82.54917°W / 22.99194; -82.54917 (Bauta)
Bejucal	25,425	120	22.93278°N 82.38694°W / 22.93278; -82.38694 (Bejucal)
Caimito	36,813	238	22.95778°N 82.59639°W / 22.95778; -82.59639 (Caimito)
Guanajay	28,429	113	22.93056°N 82.68778°W / 22.93056; -82.68778 (Guanajay)
Güines	68,951	445	22.84778°N 82.02361°W / 22.84778; -82.02361 (Güines)
Güira de Melena	37,838	178	22.80222°N 82.50472°W / 22.80222; -82.50472 (Güira de Melena)
Jaruco	25,658	276	23.04278°N 82.00917°W / 23.04278; -82.00917 (Jaruco)
Madruga	30,640	464	22.91639°N 81.85694°W / 22.91639; -81.85694 (Madruga)
Mariel	42,504	269	22.99389°N 82.75389°W / 22.99389; -82.75389 (Mariel)
Melena del Sur	20,445	227	22.78167°N 82.14833°W / 22.78167; -82.14833 (Melena del Sur)
Nueva Paz	24,277	515	22.76333°N 81.75806°W / 22.76333; -81.75806 (Nueva Paz)
Quivicán	29,253	283	22.82472°N 82.35583°W / 22.82472; -82.35583 (Quivicán)
San Antonio de los Baños	46,300	127	22.88889°N 82.49861°W / 22.88889; -82.49861 (San Antonio de los)
San José de las Lajas	69,375	591	22.96806°N 82.15583°W / 22.96806; -82.15583 (San José de las Lajas)
San Nicolás	21,563	242	22.78194°N 81.90667°W / 22.78194; -81.90667 (San Nicolás)
Santa Cruz del Norte	32,576	376	23.15583°N 81.92639°W / 23.15583; -81.92639 (Santa Cruz del Norte)

Sources: Population from 2004 Census;^[3] Area from 1976 municipal re-adjustment^[4]

Demographics

In 2004, the province of La Habana had a population of 722,045.^[3] 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

• Cuba portal

1. Cuba tiene dos nuevas provincias Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
2. Cuba Census 2002 Population table Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
3. Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
4. Statoids. "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
5. Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-02.

External links

• Media related to Province of Havana at Wikimedia Commons
• Provincia de La Habana}

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