Cienfuegos Province

Cienfuegos Province
Province of Cuba
Country	Cuba
Capital	Cienfuegos
Area
• Total	4,186.60 km2 (1,616.46 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)
• Total	405,481
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+53-43

Cienfuegos (Spanish pronunciation: [sjeɱˈfweɣos]) 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.

Overview

Until 2011 Cienfuegos was the smallest province in Cuba (excluding the city of Havana and the Isla de la Juventud) 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.

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2004)	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
Abreus	30,330	564
Aguada de Pasajeros	31,687	680
Cienfuegos	163,824	333		Provincial capital
Cruces	32,139	198
Cumanayagua	51,435	1,099
Lajas	22,602	430
Palmira	33,153	318
Rodas	33,477	552

Source: Population from 2004 Census. Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Cienfuegos had a population of 398,647. With a total area of 4,180 km² (1,610 sq mi), the province had a population density of 95.37/km² (247.0/sq mi).

External links

• Cienfuegos (Spanish)