Holguín Province

Holguín is ane o the provinces o Cuba, the third maist populous efter Ciudad de la Habana an Santiago de Cuba.  It lees in the northeast o the kintra. Its major ceeties include Holguín (the caipital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, an Moa.

The province haes a population o slichtly ower ane million fowk. Its territory exceeds 9,300 km2 (3,600 sq mi), 25 percent o which are covered bi forest.

History
 thumb | left | Statue o Christopher Columbus near Guardalavaca 
Christopher Columbus landit in what is believed tae hae been the day's Holguín province on October 27, 1492. He declared that it wis "the maist bonnie kintra human eyes haed iver seen".

The Holguín province wis established in 1978, when it wis split frae the Oriente region.

Economy
Lik hintle o Cuba, Holguín's economy is based aroond succarcane, tho ither crops such as corn an coffee, as well as minin, are an aw muckle earners for the province.

A muckle cobalt processin plant wi shippin facilities wis biggit at Moa, uisin foreign investment, hintle o it frae Canadae. Chromium, nickel, iron an steel plants dot the province as well.

Tourism haes anerlie recently begun tae be developed, afferin beach resorts in the ootskirts o the region, wi a nummer o hotels aroond the Guardalavaca aurie, Playa Pesquero, an Cayo Saetia. The Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve Sierra Cristal Naitional Pairk an Alejandro de Humboldt National Park are pairtly locatit in the province.

Municipalities
Holguín is dividit intae 14 municipalities:
MunicipalityPopulation(2004)Aurie(km²)LocationRemarksAntillaBáguanosBanesCacocumCalixto García  BuenaventuraCuetoFrank País  Cayo MambíGibaraHolguín Provincial CaipitalMayaríMoaRafael FreyreSagua de TánamoUrbano Noris
Source: Population frae 2004 Census.  Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.

Demografics
In 2004, the province o Holguin haed a population o 1,029,083. Wi a tot aurie o 9,292.83 km2 (3,587.98 sq mi),  the province haed a population density o 110.7 /km2 (287 /sq mi).

See an aw
Oriente

References

Freemit airtins

 Holguín.cu 
Holguin Cuba  
Ciudad de Holguin 


Category:Provinces o Cuba
Category:States an territories established in 1978