List of places in Cuba

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This is a list of places in Cuba .

Cities and towns

Cities

Towns

Provinces

Isla
de la
Juventud
Pinar
del Río
Artemisa
Mayabeque
Ciudad de
La Habana
Matanzas
Cienfuegos
Villa
Clara
Sancti
Spíritus
Ciego de
Ávila
Camagüey
Las
Tunas
Granma
Holguín
Santiago
de Cuba
Guantánamo
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Historic provinces

Special territories

Geographic features

Municipalities

The provinces of Cuba are divided into 200 municipalities (municipios). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976. [1] The municipalities are listed below, by province:

Contents

Province Municipalities
Artemisa Province
Camagüey Province
Ciego de Ávila Province
Cienfuegos Province
Granma Province
Guantánamo Province
Havana
Holguín Province
Isla de la Juventud Isla de la Juventud (seat: Nueva Gerona)
Las Tunas Province
Matanzas Province
Mayabeque Province
Pinar del Río Province
Sancti Spíritus Province
Santiago de Cuba Province
Villa Clara Province

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Provinces of Cuba</span> Administrative divisions of Cuba

Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality. However during the legislature of 1976 Cuba had 6 provinces these being: Pinar del Rio, Havana, Oriente, Las Villas, Camagüey, and Matanzas, then 7 new provinces were created with the objective to manage better the resources in each region, however usually the Government excludes the new provinces and leave the original six when it comes to the Census and education for example the provinces of Mayabeque and Artemisa were part of the province of Havana and then separated and if people study in one of this provinces they do not have to change any sort of information because the students go off by the Havana school district. This is way the people in Cuba that are from the provinces of Guantánamo, Las Tunas or any other eastern province still nowadays say they are from Oriente. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democratic Solidarity Party</span> Political party in Cuba

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuban National Series</span> Cuban baseball league

The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system.

Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba is the top division of the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, it was created in 1912. Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF, since 1990 none of the Cuban teams had played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup until the CFU Club Championship 2007 eliminatory, when they participated after 15 years of absence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipalities of Cuba</span>

The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or municipios. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province.

Sabana-Camagüey is an archipelago that lies on Cuba's north-central Atlantic coast. It is located off the northern coast of the provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey, and is bounded to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, specifically by the Nicholas Channel and Old Bahama Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Cuba</span> Overview of and topical guide to Cuba

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cuba:

The 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba was the 100th season of the highest division of Cuban football, and the first season under its present format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara railway station (Cuba)</span> Railway station in Santa Clara, Cuba

Santa Clara is the main railway station of the city of Santa Clara, seat of Villa Clara Province, Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in front of Parque de los Mártires. It is one of the most important stations of Cuba and, along with Havana Central, Santiago and Camagüey, is a network's divisional headquarters.

The Liga Superior de Baloncesto (LSB) (English: Superior Basketball League) is the highest level men's professional basketball league in Cuba. The LSB has been active for twenty-eight years, interrupted only three times, once in 2011, 2014, and in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roads in Cuba</span> Highway system in Cuba

The road network of Cuba consists of 60,858 km (37,815 mi) of roads, of which over 29,850 km (18,550 mi) are paved and 31,038 km (19,286 mi) are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also 654 km (406 mi) of motorways (autopistas).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Autopista A1 (Cuba)</span> Motorway in Cuba

The Autopista A1, also known as Autopista Nacional, is a Cuban motorway, partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo. It is a toll-free road and its total length will be of about 900 km (560 mi). Along with the Autopista A4, linking Havana to Pinar del Río, it is classified as part of the whole Autopista Nacional route, spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Circuito Norte</span>

The Circuito Norte (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba, through the Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, after the "Carretera Central"; and two sections of it, named "Vía Blanca" and "Panamericana", are classified as Expressways.

References

  1. Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991