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Santiago de Cuba Provincia de Oriente | |
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 "Carretera Interprovincial de Garzon" aerial panorama | |
 Santiago de Cuba (Oriente) Province highlighted ln red | |
  Santiago de Cuba Location of Santiago de Cuba in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°01′11.4″N 75°48′50.1″W / 20.019833°N 75.813917°W | |
| Country | Island of Cuba |
| Established | 1515 |
| Founded by | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and Province in Cuba | 6,156 km2 (2,377 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality and Province in Cuba | 1,053,966 hab |
| • Density | 461.3/km2 (1,195/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 744,238 hab |
| • Rural | 309,728 hab |
| Demonym | orientales |
| Area code | +53(829) |
| Website | http://www.santiago.cu/ |
Santiago de Cuba is a city in Cuba. It is the country's second largest city after Havana. It is the capital of the Santiago de Cuba Province. The largest institute of higher education University of Oriente is located in the province.
In fact it was the first city developed in Cuba by Spain and is a World Heritage Site.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Atenas.cu (2006). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007. (in Spanish)
