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Cienfuegos Province

Cienfuegos Province
 Location of Cienfuegos Province in Cuba
Location of Cienfuegos Province in Cuba
Country Flag of Cuba Cuba
Capital Cienfuegos
Area  km² ( mi²)
Population (2004[1])
Density  /km² ( /mi²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code +53-43
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Cienfuegos is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819.

Cienfuegos is the smallest province in Cuba. With the exception of the Sierra de Escambray, Cienfuegos is low lying with an economy almost entirely dedicated to the growing and processing of sugar. Sugar mills and sugarcane plantations dot the landscape. There are waterfalls in the sierra of the province.

Scuba diving off Cienfuegos province is extremely popular both with tourists and locals. There are numerous underwater caves, and well over 50 dive sites in the province.

The provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara were once all part of the now defunct province of Santa Clara.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2004)
Area
(km²)
Location Remarks
Abreus . . 22°16′50″N 80°34′4″W / 22.28056, -80.56778 (Abreus)
Aguada de Pasajeros . . 22°23′5″N 80°50′46″W / 22.38472, -80.84611 (Aguada de Pasajeros)
Cienfuegos . . 22°08′45″N 80°26′11″W / 22.14583, -80.43639 (Cienfuegos) Provincial capital
Cruces . . 22°20′32″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34222, -80.27611 (Cruces)
Cumanayagua . . 22°09′9″N 80°12′4″W / 22.1525, -80.20111 (Cumanayagua)
Lajas . . 22°24′59″N 80°17′26″W / 22.41639, -80.29056 (Lajas)
Palmira . . 22°14′40″N 80°23′39″W / 22.24444, -80.39417 (Palmira)
Rodas . . 22°20′34″N 80°33′19″W / 22.34278, -80.55528 (Rodas)
Source: Population from 2004 Census.[1] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[2]

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Camaguey had a population of 786,657.[1] With a total area of  km²sq mi),[3] the province had a population density of /km² (/sq mi).

References

  1. ^ a b c
  2. ^ Statoids (July 2003). Municipios of Cuba. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
  3. ^ Government of Cuba (2002). Population by Province. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. (Spanish)

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