- Cienfuegos Province
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Cienfuegos Province Province 
Jagua Fortress outside of CienfuegosCountry 
CubaCapital Cienfuegos Area 4,180 km2 (1,614 sq mi) Population 398,647 (2004[1]) Density 95.37 / km2 (247 / sq mi) Timezone EST (UTC-5) Area code +53-43 
Location of Cienfuegos Province in CubaCienfuegos 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.
Cienfuegos is the smallest province in Cuba 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.
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Municipalities
Municipality Population
(2004)Area
(km²)Location Remarks Abreus 30,330 564 22°16′50″N 80°34′4″W / 22.28056°N 80.56778°W Aguada de Pasajeros 31,687 680 22°23′5″N 80°50′46″W / 22.38472°N 80.84611°W Cienfuegos 163,824 333 22°08′45″N 80°26′11″W / 22.14583°N 80.43639°W Provincial capital Cruces 32,139 198 22°20′32″N 80°16′34″W / 22.34222°N 80.27611°W Cumanayagua 51,435 1,099 22°09′9″N 80°12′4″W / 22.1525°N 80.20111°W Lajas 22,602 430 22°24′59″N 80°17′26″W / 22.41639°N 80.29056°W Palmira 33,153 318 22°14′40″N 80°23′39″W / 22.24444°N 80.39417°W Rodas 33,477 552 22°20′34″N 80°33′19″W / 22.34278°N 80.55528°W Demographics
In 2004, the province of Cienfuegos had a population of 398,647.[1] With a total area of 4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi),[3] the province had a population density of 95.37 /km2 (247.0 /sq mi).
References
- ^ a b c Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06. (Spanish)
- ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province". http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/censo/tablas_html/ii_4.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-02. (Spanish)
External links
- Cienfuegos (Spanish)
Provinces of CubaCurrent Artemisa · Camagüey · Ciego de Ávila · Cienfuegos · Ciudad de La Habana · Granma · Guantánamo · Holguín · Isla de la Juventud · Las Tunas · Matanzas · Mayabeque · Pinar del Río · Sancti Spíritus · Santiago de Cuba · Villa Clara
Historical Municipalities of CienfuegosAbreus · Aguada de Pasajeros · Cienfuegos · Cruces · Cumanayagua · Lajas · Palmira · Rodas
Categories:- Cienfuegos Province
- Provinces of Cuba
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