Santiago de Cuba Province

For the province known as Santiago de Cuba from 1878 to 1905, see Oriente Province.
Santiago de Cuba Province
Province of Cuba

Province of Santiago de Cuba
Coat of arms of Santiago de Cuba Province
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 20°12′N 75°55′W / 20.200°N 75.917°W / 20.200; -75.917
CountryCuba
CapitalSantiago de Cuba
Government
 • PresidentBeatriz Johnson Urrutia
 • Vice-PresidentManuel Falcón Hernández
Area
[1]
 • Total6,277 km2 (2,424 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total1,037,339
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-226
HDI (2019)0.784[2]
high · 7th of 16
Websitehttps://www.santiago.gob.cu/es/

Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis and Songo-La Maya.

  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.