Ciego de Ávila Province

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Ciego de Ávila Province
Province of Cuba
Ciego de Avila in Cuba.svg
Country Cuba
Capital Ciego de Ávila
Area[1]
 • Total 6,946.90 km2 (2,682.21 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 422,576
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)

Ciego de Ávila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjeɣo ðe ˈaβila]) is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, further north.

The province was separated from Camagüey Province in 1975 by the government.

Geography

Off the north coast of the province, some (cays) of the Jardines del Rey archipelago are being developed as tourist resorts, principally Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo. The south coast is characterised by mangroves.

Between Morón and the north coast are several lakes, including the Laguna de Leche (the Lagoon of Milk, so called for its white appearance because of large lime deposits underwater) which is the largest natural lake in Cuba.

Economy

Central Ciego de Ávila is used for cattle ranching, elsewhere in the province sugar, pineapples and citrus fruit are grown. Pineapples are the staple crop, but sweet potatoes, potatoes, yuca, plantains, and bananas are also cultivated for national consumption.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2004)		 Area
(km²)		 Location Remarks
Baraguá 32,408 728 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. includes Gaspar
Bolivia 16,612 918 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Chambas 39,868 769 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ciego de Ávila 135,736 445 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Provincial capital
Ciro Redondo 29,560 588 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Florencia 19,811 286 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Majagua 26,617 544 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Morón 60,612 615 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. includes Cayo Coco
Primero de Enero 27,813 713 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Venezuela 27,333 716 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Source: Population from 2004 Census.[2] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[3]

Demographics

In 2004, the province of Ciego de Ávila had a population of 416,370.[2] With a total area of 6,783.13 km2 (2,618.98 sq mi),[4] the province had a population density of 61.4/km2 (159/sq mi).

References

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