Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba

Provinces of Cuba

Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality not included in any province. The last modification was approved in August 2010 , splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque...

. Major towns include Puerto Padre

Puerto Padre

Puerto Padre is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located on the northern coastal region of the province, in an estuary that opens into the Puerto Padre Bay....

 and Amancio

Amancio, Cuba

Amancio is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. He is located in the south-western part of the province, and opens to the Gulf of Guacanayabo to the south.-Demographics:...

, as well as the capital, 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,...

 (sometimes known as Las Tunas, or even just Tuna).

The Las Tunas province was established in 1976, when it was split from the 'Oriente Province.

The southern coast, which opens onto the Gulf of Guacanayabo

Gulf of Guacanayabo

The Gulf of Guacanayabo is a bay along the southern coast of Cuba, bordered by Granma and Las Tunas provinces. It is located at .The largest port on the bay is Manzanillo, ad to the north-west, the gulf is bordered by the Jardines de la Reina archipellago...

, is marsh

Marsh

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y and characterised by mangrove

Mangrove

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s. This wet area is used to grow sugarcane

Sugarcane

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, as the wet climate

Climate

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 is well suited for the crop.

Cattle

Cattle

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 are also grazed in the province, which was, until 1975, part of the Oriente province that was divided into five smaller provinces by the Cuban government. Victoria de Las Tunas was just a small market town until that year, and a large development program was started to modernise the town and connect it by road to Havana

Havana

Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

.

Municipalities

Municipality Municipalities of Cuba The provinces of Cuba are divided into 169 municipalities or municipios. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976.-Summary:The municipalities are listed below, by province:...	Population (2004)	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
Amancio Amancio, Cuba Amancio is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. He is located in the south-western part of the province, and opens to the Gulf of Guacanayabo to the south.-Demographics:...			20°49′11"N 77°35′3"W
Colombia Colombia, Cuba Colombia is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the province, south of Guáimaro.Rio Tana flows through the community.-Demographics:...			20°59′27"N 77°24′57"W
Jesús Menéndez Jesús Menéndez, Cuba -Demographics:In 2004, the municipality of Jesús Menéndez had a population of 51,002. With a total area of , it has a population density of ....			21°09′49"N 76°28′38"W
Jobabo Jobabo, Cuba Jobabo is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located in the southern part of the province, south of Victoria de Las Tunas, the provincial capital....			20°54′29"N 77°16′59"W
Majibacoa Majibacoa, Cuba Majibacoa is a municipality in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Calixto, immediately east of Victoria de Las Tunas, the provincial capital.-Demographics:...			20°55′2"N 76°52′34"W	Calixto
Manatí Manatí, Cuba Manatí is a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located in the north-western part of the province, on the northern coast of Cuba, in the Manati Bay.-Demographics:...			21°18′53"N 76°56′15"W
Puerto Padre			21°11′43"N 76°36′5"W
Las Tunas			20°57′36"N 76°57′16"W	Provincial capital

Source: Population from 2004 Census. Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850. With a total area of 6587.75 km² (2,543.5 sq mi), the province had a population density of 80.4 /km2.

External links

Periodico 26 (Las Tunas Province newspaper) Las Tunas portal