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Santiago de Cuba Province

Province of Cuba

Summary

Province of Cuba

Field	Value
name	Santiago de Cuba Province
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Province
image_shield	Seal of the Province of Santiago de Cuba.svg
image_map	Santiago de Cuba in Cuba.svg
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Cuba
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Oriente
seat_type	Capital
seat	Santiago de Cuba
parts_type	Municipalities
parts_style	para
leader_title	President
leader_name	Beatriz Johnson Urrutia
leader_title1	Vice-President
leader_name1	Manuel Falcón Hernández
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6277
population_footnotes
population_total	1,037,339
population_as_of	2022
population_density_km2	auto
population_rank	2nd in Cuba
blank_name_sec2	HDI (2019)
blank_info_sec2	0.784
· 7th of 16
timezone1	EST
utc_offset1	-5
area_code	+53-226
website	https://www.santiago.gob.cu/es/
official_name	Province of Santiago de Cuba

· 7th of 16 Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis, and Songo-La Maya.

History

Santiago de Cuba province has been the site of many battles, both during the war for independence and the 1959 Cuban Revolution, where much of the guerrilla fighting took place in the forested and mountainous province.

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into six historical provinces. One of these was Oriente province, which was, prior to 1905, known as Santiago de Cuba province. The present day province comprises the south-central region of Oriente.

Economy

The province is rich in material resources such as iron and nickel. The economy, however, relies mostly on agriculture, with large plantations growing bananas, cacao, and coffee dotting the landscape. Industry is growing around the capital, as is tourism. The natural environment of the province attracts tourists from elsewhere in Cuba and from overseas.

Municipalities

Municipality	Population
(2004)	Population
(2022)	Area
(km2)	Location	Remarks
Contramaestre
Guamá			Chivirico
Mella
Palma Soriano
San Luis
Santiago de Cuba			Provincial capital
Segundo Frente			Mayarí Arriba
Songo-La Maya			La Maya
Tercer Frente			Cruce de los Baños

:Source: Population from 2004 Census. Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution. :*Source: Onei 2023. *

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Santiago De Cuba had a population of 1,043,202. the province had a population density of 169.4 /km2.

International Relation

Twin Town — Sister City

Santiago de Cuba Province is twinned with:

ITA Naples, Italy

References

(2010). "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población". Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba.
"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
Atenas.cu. (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality".
Statoids. (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba".
Onei.gob.cu. (August 2025). "Indicadores demográficos de Cuba y sus territorios 2022".
Government of Cuba. (2002). "Population by Province".
Vacca, Maria Luisa. "Comune di Napoli -Gemellaggi". Comune di Napoli.

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