Provinces of Cuba


, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and a special municipality that is not included in any province. 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.

List of provinces

From west to east, Cuba's provinces are:
  1. Pinar del Río
  2. Artemisa
  3. La Habana
  4. Mayabeque
  5. Matanzas
  6. Cienfuegos
  7. Villa Clara
  8. Sancti Spíritus
  9. Ciego de Ávila
  10. Camagüey
  11. Las Tunas
  12. Granma
  13. Holguín
  14. Santiago de Cuba
  15. Guantánamo
  16. Isla de la Juventud

    History

The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into 6 provinces, which maintained with little changes the same boundaries and capital cities, although with modifications in official names. These "historical" provinces are the following :
  1. Pinar del Río
  2. La Habana, included the city of Havana, current Mayabeque, some municipalities of current Artemisa Province. Isla de Pinos, known as Isla de la Juventud since the 1970s, was considered a "special municipality" in the Province of La Habana.
  3. Matanzas
  4. Las Villas, contained the present-day provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, and Southern Matanzas Province.
  5. Camagüey, contained the present-day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila, as well as two municipalities of current Las Tunas Province.
  6. Oriente, contained the present-day provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo

    Demographics

Pop. = Population. Source: Cuba census 2002
ProvinceCapitalPop. Pop. Area Area Density
CamagüeyCamagüey7.0213.250.22
Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávila3.685.660.70
CienfuegosCienfuegos3.543.994.54
La HabanaLa Habana 19.70728.260.7
GranmaBayamo7.367.998.20
GuantánamoGuantánamo4.546.082.22
HolguínHolguín9.148.5109.90
Nueva Gerona0.772.135.78
ArtemisaArtemisa4.493.75125.5
Las Tunas4.706.079.77
MatanzasMatanzas6.0010.056.80
MayabequeSan José de las Lajas3.413.49102.2
Pinar del RíoPinar del Río5.328.3267.00
Sancti SpíritusSancti Spíritus4.126.368.33
Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba9.275.9168.32
Villa ClaraSanta Clara7.317.697.17
CubaLa Habana101.72

Presidents of the People's Power Provincial Assemblies

Presidents of the Provincial Assemblies of People's Power in each province in the country.
ProvincePresident of the Provincial Assembly
CamagüeyJesús Arturo García Collazo
Ciego de ÁvilaAgustín Gregorio Arza Pascual
CienfuegosRolando Díaz González
La HabanaMarta Hernández Romero
GranmaJesús Antonio Infante López
GuantánamoLuis Fernando Navarro Fernández
HolguínAlberto Olivera Fis
Isla de la JuventudRoberto Unger Pérez
MayabequeArmando Cuellar Domínguez
ArtemisaRaúl Rodríguez Cartaya
Las TunasVíctor Luis Rodríguez Carballosa
MatanzasNilo Tomás Díaz Fundora
Pinar del RíoVidal Pérez Baños
Sancti SpíritusFidel Pérez Luzbert
Santiago de CubaRolando Yero García
Villa ClaraAlexander Rodriguez Rosada