Guantánamo Province

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Province of Guantanamo
Provincia de Guantánamo
Province
EST)
HDI (2019)0.788[2]
high · 6th of 16
Websitehttps://www.guantanamo.gob.cu/es/

Guantánamo is the easternmost province of

Guantánamo Bay
.

Overview

Guantánamo's architecture and culture is unlike the rest of Cuba. The province is only 80 kilometres (50 mi) away from

New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[clarification needed
]

The Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains dominate the province, dividing both climate and landscape. The northern coast, battered by prevailing winds, is the wettest part of the country, while the south, sheltered and dry, is the hottest. The north is characterized by rainforests, while the south is arid and has many cacti.

Municipalities

  1. Baracoa
  2. Caimanera
  3. El Salvador
  4. Guantánamo
  5. Imías
  6. La Máquina
    )
  7. Manuel Tames
  8. Niceto Pérez
  9. San Antonio del Sur
  10. Palenque
    )

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población" (PDF). Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

External links

Media related to Guantánamo Province at Wikimedia Commons

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