Santiago de Cuba Province

Santiago de Cuba Province is the seicont maist populatit province in the island o Cuba. The mucklest ceety Santiago de Cuba is the main admeenistrative center. Ither muckle ceeties include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Mayarí Arriba, San Luis an Songo-la Maya.

History
Santiago de Cuba province haes been the steid o mony battles, baith durin the war for unthirlrdom an the 1959 Cuban Revolution, whaur hintle o the guerrilla fechtin teuk place in the muntainous province.

Prior tae 1976, Cuba wis dividit intae sax historical provinces. Ane o thir wis Oriente province, which wis, prior tae 1905, kent as Santiago de Cuba province. The present day province comprises the sooth-central region o Oriente.

Economy
The province is rich in material resoorces sic as iron an nickel. The economy, housomeivver, relees maistly on agricultur, wi muckle plantations growin bananaes, cacao an coffee dottin the landscape. Industry is growin aroond the caipital, as is tourism. The naitural beauty o the aurie is attractin mony tourists frae baith the rest o Cuba an frae owerseas.

Municipalities
MunicipalityPopulation(2004)Aurie(km²)LocationRemarksContramaestreGuamá  ChiviricoMellaPalma SorianoSan LuisSantiago de Cuba Provincial caipitalSegundo Frente  Mayarí ArribaSongo – La Maya  La MayaTercer Frente Cruce de los Baños

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

Demographics
In 2004, the province o Santiago De Cuba haed a population o 1,043,202.  Wi a tot aurie o ,  the province haed a population density o .

See an aw
Oriente Province
Roman Catholic Diocese o Cubao
Father José Conrado

References

Freemit airtins
Santiago.cu (in Spanish) 
Travel info on Santiago de Cuba
santiagoencuba.com (in Spanish)
Santiago de Cuba City (in English and Spanish)


Category:Provinces o Cuba
Category:States an territories established in 1976