Puerto Padre

Puerto Padre is a municipality an ceety in the Las Tunas Province o Cuba. It is locatit on the northren coastal region o the province, in an estuar (Estero El Espanolito) that opens intae the Puerto Padre Bay. Kent popularly as the Ceety o Mills, Puerto Padre haes a history datin back intae the 16t century. In the mid-19t century, the ceety began its transformation frae a sma toun intae an industrial centre wi the construction o its first succarcane mill. The ceety played a lairge role in Cuba's wars o unthirldom, an the day is something o a tourist centre. The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Chaparra, Delicias, Estrada Palma, La Lima, La Yaya, Los Alfonsos, Maniabón, Norte, San Manuel, Santa María, Sur, Vedado an Yarey. Demografics In 2004, the municipality o Puerto Padre haed a population o 93,705. Wi a tot aurie o 1,178 km2 (455 sq mi), it haes a population densitie o 79.5/km2 (206/sq mi). See an aw Municipalities o Cuba Leet o ceeties in Cuba References