La Habana Province | |
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Province | |
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 |
Havana Province (Spanish : Provincia La Habana) was one of the provinces of Cuba, prior to being divided into two new provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque on January 1, 2011. [1] It had 711,066 people in the 2002 census. [2] The largest city was Artemisa (81,209).
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.
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.
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).
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality. The last modification was approved in August 2010, splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from January 1, 2011. Havana City Province recovered its original name: La Habana.
La Habana Province[la aˈβana](listen), formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province that covered a much larger area, which in 2010 was subdivided into the present-day provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque.
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