Jobabo is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province

Las Tunas Province

Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre and Amancio, as well as the capital, Victoria de Las Tunas ....

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. It is located in the southern part of the province, 34 km (21.1 mi) south of Victoria de Las Tunas

Victoria de Las Tunas

Victoria de las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province.The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Antonio Machado, Arenas, Caisimú, Cauto del Paso, Cuaba, Curana, Dumañuecos, Ojo de Agua, Oriente, Palmarito,...

, the provincial capital.

Jobabo is named from the taino

Taíno language

Taíno, an Arawakan language, was the principal language of the Caribbean islands at the time of the Spanish Conquest, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, and the Lesser Antilles...

word jobabol, meaning "a place where many jobo trees grow".

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Jobabo had a population of 49,403. With a total area of 884 km² (341.3 sq mi), it has a population density of 55.9 /km2.