List of places in Cuba

A list of places in Cuba:

Cities

*Camagüey
*Cienfuegos
*Guantánamo
*Havana
*Holguín
*Matanzas
*Pinar del Río
*Placetas
*Santa Clara
*Santiago de Cuba

Provinces

* Camagüey Province
* Ciego de Ávila Province
* Cienfuegos Province
* Ciudad de La Habana
* Granma Province
* Guantánamo Province
* Holguín Province
* La Habana Province
* Las Tunas Province
* Matanzas Province
* Pinar del Río Province
* Sancti Spiritus Province
* Santiago de Cuba Province
* Villa Clara Province

Historic provinces

* Pinar del Río
* La Habana
* Matanzas
* Las Villas (before 1940, "Santa Clara"), contained the present day provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus
* Camagüey (before 1899, "Puerto Príncipe"), contained the present day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila
* Oriente (before 1905, "Santiago de Cuba"), contained the present day provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo

Special territories

* Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, treaty enclave of the United States

Geographic features

* Gulfs and bays: Gulf of Batabanó, Bay of Buena Vista, Ensenada de la Broa, Bay of Cárdenas, Gulf of Cazones, Gulf of Guacanayabo, Guantanamo Bay, Bay of Pigs, Bay of Santa Clara
* Islands: Canarreos Archipelago, Colorados Archipelago, Cayo Coco, Ernst Thälmann Island, Cayo Guajaba, Cayo Guillermo, Isla de la Juventud (Isla de Pinos), Jardines de la Reina, Jardines del Rey, Cayo Largo del Sur, Cayo Romano, Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cayo Sabinal, Cayo Saetia
* Rivers: Almendares River, Cauto River
* Lakes: Laguna de Leche, Zaza Reservoir
* Mountains: Loma del Capiro, Topes de Collantes, Escambray Mountains, Mogotes de Jumagua, Sierra Cristal, Sierra Maestra, Sierra del Rosario, San Juan Hill, Cuchillas del Toa, Pico Turquino, El Yunque
* Other: Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Hicacos Peninsula, Viñales Valley, Zapata Peninsula

Municialities

The provinces of Cuba are divided into 169 municipalities (municipios). The were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976. [Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991]

References