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About
Havana Province, Cuba
Capital:
Havana City
Political-Administrative
Division:
Ii is divided into 19 municipalities: Bauta,
Caimito, Mariel, Artemisa, Guanajay, Bejucal,
Batabanó, Alquízar, Quivicán, San Antonio de los
Baños, Güira de Melena, San José de las Lajas,
Güines, Melena del Sur, Jaruco, San Nicolás, Nueva
Paz, Santa Cruz del Norte y Madruga.
A Native
from Havana Province:
Habanero
Surface:
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Total |
5 730,5 km2
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% of Cuba’s area:
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5,2
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City Area:
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106,7 km2
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Countryside Area:
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5 623,8 km2
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Borders:
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North
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Havana City and Florida Strait
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East
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Matanzas Province
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South
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Batabanó Gulf
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West
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Pinar del Río
Province
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Geographical
Profile:
This is
the province with the highest number of municipalities
in the country. It is also the narrowest from
north to south and it surrounds Havana City by
the east, the south and the west. It is on place
12 regarding extension and on the 8th
in the population rate. Taking into account the
height of its terrain, it can be divided into
two areas: the southern area, completely plain
because it is part of Havana-Matanzas Prairie;
and the northern area, with an undulating surface,
where you will find the Bejucal- Madruga-Coliseo
Hills. Hydro-geological basins cover 80 percent
of the province’s area and they play a vital role
as water suppliers for the agriculture of the
region and even for Havana City. Several dams
of different sizes, able to collect over 452 000
000 m³, store the waters of the few rivers of
Havana Province.
Main Geographical
Accidents:
Natural Bays:
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Cabañas
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Length: 2,8 Km |
Width: 7,8 Km
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Mariel |
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Length: 4,5 Km |
Width: 3,7 Km
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Hills:
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Mountain Range:
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Highest Point:
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Havana-Matanzas
Hills |
El Palenque
(327 m) |
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Bejucal- Madruga-Coliseo Hills
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Loma del Grillo
(317 m) |
Caves:
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Juanelo
Piedra |
Rich water fauna |
Rivers:
Mayabeque: 52,9-Km long.
Dams:
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Mampostón
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155 000 000
m3 |
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Canasí |
58 400 000 m3 |
Population:
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Population
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701 767 inhabitants.
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Population
Density
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122,5 inhab./km2
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Birth Rate
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13,6 every 1000
inhab. |
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Mortality
Rate |
7,9 every
1000 inhab. |
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Natural
Growth |
5,7 every
1000 inhab. |
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Population
in Working Age
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58,2
%
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According to Sex |
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Men |
49,8 % |
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Women
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49,8 %
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According to the area of residence |
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City
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78,4 %
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Country
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21,6
%
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Economical
Profile:
Industrial-Agrarian
Economy
Main Productions: electricity, natural oil and
gas, cement and other building materials, carbide
and acetylene, electrical and telephone wires,
glass, paint, beverages, textiles, clothing, tobacco
and citrus fruits.
This province registers the highest production
of tubers and vegetables in the whole country
and it owns two important harbors.
(
17/11/08 1:41 PM
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Translated
by: Amado
Luis Rivero
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