Artemisa Province
Artemisa Province is one of the two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Mayabeque Province. The new provinces came into existence on January 1, 2011.Overview
was the largest city and municipality of the former La Habana Province. The newly formed province combined the eight western municipalities of La Habana Province and three eastern municipalities of neighbor province Pinar del Río. The capital and largest city is Artemisa.
The new province is only larger than Havana city and Mayabeque, but with more population than four other Cuban provinces. It is the most densely populated, after Havana city and Santiago de Cuba.
The economy of the Artemisa province is based mainly on agriculture and industry of building materials, food processing industry and power plants. It contains the important port of Mariel in the northern coast. The province is also important in the military sector with the main Cuban Air Force base the Western base of the Cuban Navy and the Military Academy "Antonio Maceo" in Caimito.Municipalities
Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010Topography
The maximum elevation in the province is Guajaibon peak, and is located near N 22 47' 19" W 83 21' 52" in Sierra del Rosario range.
