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Cienfuegos Province

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Cienfuegos Province
Province of Cuba
Coat of arms of Cienfuegos Province
Coat of arms
CountryCuba
CapitalCienfuegos
Government
 • PresidentAlexandre Corona Quintero
Area
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 • Total4,186.60 km2 (1,616.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total405,481
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-43
ISO 3166 codeCU-06
HDI (2019)0.783[2]
high · 9th of 16
Websitewww.cienfuegos.gob.cu/es

Cienfuegos (Spanish pronunciation: [sjeɱˈfweɣos]) is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819.

Overview

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Flamingos in the Guanaroca lagoon

Until 2011, Cienfuegos was the smallest province in Cuba (excluding the city of Havana and the Isla de la Juventud) with an economy almost entirely dedicated to the growing and processing of sugar. Sugar mills and sugarcane plantations dot the landscape. There are waterfalls in the sierra of the province.

Scuba diving off Cienfuegos province is extremely popular both with tourists and locals. There are numerous underwater caves, and well over 50 dive sites in the province.

The provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara were once all part of the now defunct province of Santa Clara.

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2004) 		Population
(2022)[3]		 Area
(km2)		 Location Remarks
Abreus 30,330 30,277 564 22°16′50″N 80°34′4″W / 22.28056°N 80.56778°W / 22.28056; -80.56778 (Abreus)
Aguada de Pasajeros 31,687 31,279 680 22°23′5″N 80°50′46″W / 22.38472°N 80.84611°W / 22.38472; -80.84611 (Aguada de Pasajeros)
Cienfuegos 163,824 178,368 333 22°08′45″N 80°26′11″W / 22.14583°N 80.43639°W / 22.14583; -80.43639 (Cienfuegos) Provincial capital
Cruces 32,139 28,977 198 22°20′32″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34222°N 80.27611°W / 22.34222; -80.27611 (Cruces)
Cumanayagua 51,435 47,118 1,099 22°09′9″N 80°12′4″W / 22.15250°N 80.20111°W / 22.15250; -80.20111 (Cumanayagua)
Lajas 22,602 21,187 430 22°24′59″N 80°17′26″W / 22.41639°N 80.29056°W / 22.41639; -80.29056 (Lajas)
Palmira 33,153 31,813 318 22°14′40″N 80°23′39″W / 22.24444°N 80.39417°W / 22.24444; -80.39417 (Palmira)
Rodas 33,477 32,719 552 22°20′34″N 80°33′19″W / 22.34278°N 80.55528°W / 22.34278; -80.55528 (Rodas)
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Source: Population from 2004 Census.[4] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[5]

Demographics

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In 2004, the province of Cienfuegos had a population of 398,647.[4] With a total area of 4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi),[6] the province had a population density of 95.37/km2 (247.0/sq mi).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "Cienfuegos (Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  5. ^ StatoidsAtenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06. Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06. Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-02. (July 22, 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". statoids.com. Retrieved 2007-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-02.
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