La Habana Province (1976–2010)

La Habana Province
Province
Flag of La Habana Province
Coat of arms of La Habana Province
Location of Havana Province in Cuba
Location of Havana Province in Cuba
Country Cuba
CapitalHavana
MunicipalitiesArtemisa, 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
 • Total5,731.59 km2 (2,212.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total722,045
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-07

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.

Geography

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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

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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

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Municipality Population
(2004)
Area
(km²)
Location Remarks
Alquizar 29,616 193 22°48′24″N 82°34′58″W / 22.80667°N 82.58278°W / 22.80667; -82.58278 (Alquizar)
Artemisa 81,209 690 22°48′49″N 82°45′48″W / 22.81361°N 82.76333°W / 22.81361; -82.76333 (Artemisa)
Batabanó 25,664 187 22°43′29″N 82°17′23″W / 22.72472°N 82.28972°W / 22.72472; -82.28972 (Batabanó)
Bauta 45,509 157 22°59′31″N 82°32′57″W / 22.99194°N 82.54917°W / 22.99194; -82.54917 (Bauta)
Bejucal 25,425 120 22°55′58″N 82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°W / 22.93278; -82.38694 (Bejucal)
Caimito 36,813 238 22°57′28″N 82°35′47″W / 22.95778°N 82.59639°W / 22.95778; -82.59639 (Caimito)
Guanajay 28,429 113 22°55′50″N 82°41′16″W / 22.93056°N 82.68778°W / 22.93056; -82.68778 (Guanajay)
Güines 68,951 445 22°50′52″N 82°01′25″W / 22.84778°N 82.02361°W / 22.84778; -82.02361 (Güines)
Güira de Melena 37,838 178 22°48′8″N 82°30′17″W / 22.80222°N 82.50472°W / 22.80222; -82.50472 (Güira de Melena)
Jaruco 25,658 276 23°02′34″N 82°00′33″W / 23.04278°N 82.00917°W / 23.04278; -82.00917 (Jaruco)
Madruga 30,640 464 22°54′59″N 81°51′25″W / 22.91639°N 81.85694°W / 22.91639; -81.85694 (Madruga)
Mariel 42,504 269 22°59′38″N 82°45′14″W / 22.99389°N 82.75389°W / 22.99389; -82.75389 (Mariel)
Melena del Sur 20,445 227 22°46′54″N 82°08′54″W / 22.78167°N 82.14833°W / 22.78167; -82.14833 (Melena del Sur)
Nueva Paz 24,277 515 22°45′48″N 81°45′29″W / 22.76333°N 81.75806°W / 22.76333; -81.75806 (Nueva Paz)
Quivicán 29,253 283 22°49′29″N 82°21′21″W / 22.82472°N 82.35583°W / 22.82472; -82.35583 (Quivicán)
San Antonio de los Baños 46,300 127 22°53′20″N 82°29′55″W / 22.88889°N 82.49861°W / 22.88889; -82.49861 (San Antonio de los)
San José de las Lajas 69,375 591 22°58′5″N 82°09′21″W / 22.96806°N 82.15583°W / 22.96806; -82.15583 (San José de las Lajas)
San Nicolás 21,563 242 22°46′55″N 81°54′24″W / 22.78194°N 81.90667°W / 22.78194; -81.90667 (San Nicolás)
Santa Cruz del Norte 32,576 376 23°09′21″N 81°55′35″W / 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

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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

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  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. ^ a b 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.
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22°45′N 82°10′W / 22.750°N 82.167°W / 22.750; -82.167 (La Habana Province)