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Provinces of Cuba

Cuba consists of 14 provinces, plus one special municipality.

  1. Isla de la Juventud
  2. Pinar del Río
  3. La Habana
  4. Ciudad de La Habana
  5. Matanzas
  6. Cienfuegos
  7. Villa Clara
  8. Sancti Spíritus
  9. Ciego de Ávila
  10. Camagüey
  11. Las Tunas
  12. Granma
  13. Holguín
  14. Santiago de Cuba
  15. Guantánamo
Subdivisions of Cuba

Cuba's Special Municipality is the Isla de la Juventud (Island of Youth), known until the 1970s as the Isla de Pinos or Isle of Pines (also previously "Evangelista", "Isle of Santiago" and "Isle of Parrots").

History

1910s map, showing historic provinces of Cuba.
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1910s map, showing historic provinces of Cuba.

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces (from west to east):

  • Pinar del Río
  • La Habana
  • Matanzas
  • Las Villas (called "Santa Clara" before 1940)
  • Camagüey (called "Puerto Príncipe" before 1899)
  • Oriente (called "Santiago de Cuba" before 1905)

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