Puerto Padre

Puerto Padre
Municipality
Nickname(s): 
City of Mills, La Villa Azul de Cuba (Cuba's Blue City)
Motto: 
Praesto Pro Patria
Puerto Padre municipality (red) within Las Tunas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Puerto Padre municipality (red) within
Las Tunas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 21°11′42″N 76°36′6″W / 21.19500°N 76.60167°W / 21.19500; -76.60167
CountryCuba
ProvinceLas Tunas
Established1541 (1861 as a city)
Area
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 • Total1,178 km2 (455 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total90,218
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-31
Websitehttps://www.portuspatris.gob.cu/es/

Puerto Padre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto paðɾe]) is a municipality and town in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. It is located on the northern coastal region of the province, in an estuary (Estero El Españolito) that opens into the Puerto Padre Bay.

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