Las Tunas Province
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Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre, Amancio, and the capital city, Las Tunas (historically Victoria de Las Tunas).<ref>Template:In lang Historical site of the city of Las Tunas Template:Webarchive</ref>
Climate and agriculture
The southern coast, which opens onto the Gulf of Guacanayabo, is marshy and characterised by mangroves. This wet area is used to grow sugarcane, as the wet climate is well suited for the crop.
Cattle are also grazed in the province.
History
Las Tunas was part of the Oriente province, until that province was divided into five smaller provinces in 1975.
In the same year, a large development program was started to modernize the town of Las Tunas and connect it by road to Havana.Template:Citation needed
Municipalities
| Municipality | Population (2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Area (km²) |
Location | Remarks |
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| Amancio | 36,132 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | Template:Efn |
| Colombia | 31,482 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | Template:Efn |
| Jesús Menéndez | 46,729 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | |
| Jobabo | 40,345 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | |
| Las Tunas | 214,939 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | Provincial capital |
| Majibacoa | 40,235 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | Calixto |
| Manatí | 28,773 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | |
| Puerto Padre | 90,218 | Template:Commas | Template:Coord | |
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Demographics
In 2004, the province of Las Tunas had a population of 529,850.<ref name=atenas/> With a total area of Template:Convert,<ref name=census2002>Template:Cite web</ref> the province had a population density of Template:Convert.
See also
References
External links
- Periodico 26 (Las Tunas Province newspaper)
- Template:In lang Las Tunas portal