Ciego de Ávila Province

Ciego de Ávila Province
— Province of Cuba —

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	Bad rounding here61/km² (Bad rounding here160/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)

Ciego de Ávila 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.

1 Geography
2 Economy
3 Municipalities
4 Demographics
5 References
6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Municipalities

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Municipality	Population (2004)	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
Baraguá	700432408000000000032,408	7002728000000000000728	21°40′56″N 78°37′28″W / 21.68222°N 78.62444°W / 21.68222; -78.62444 (Baraguá)	includes Gaspar
Bolivia	700416612000000000016,612	7002918000000000000918	22°04′30″N 78°21′1″W / 22.07500°N 78.35028°W / 22.07500; -78.35028 (Bolivia)
Chambas	700439868000000000039,868	7002769000000000000769	22°11′48″N 78°54′47″W / 22.19667°N 78.91306°W / 22.19667; -78.91306 (Chambas)
Ciego de Ávila	7005135736000000000135,736	7002445000000000000445	21°50′53″N 78°45′46″W / 21.84806°N 78.76278°W / 21.84806; -78.76278 (Ciego de Ávila)	Provincial capital
Ciro Redondo	700429560000000000029,560	7002588000000000000588	22°01′8″N 78°42′10″W / 22.01889°N 78.70278°W / 22.01889; -78.70278 (Ciro Redondo)
Florencia	700419811000000000019,811	7002286000000000000286	22°08′51″N 78°58′1″W / 22.14750°N 78.96694°W / 22.14750; -78.96694 (Florencia)
Majagua	700426617000000000026,617	7002544000000000000544	21°55′28″N 78°59′26″W / 21.92444°N 78.99056°W / 21.92444; -78.99056 (Majagua)
Morón	700460612000000000060,612	7002615000000000000615	22°06′39″N 78°37′40″W / 22.11083°N 78.62778°W / 22.11083; -78.62778 (Morón)	includes Cayo Coco
Primero de Enero	700427813000000000027,813	7002713000000000000713	21°56′43″N 78°25′8″W / 21.94528°N 78.41889°W / 21.94528; -78.41889 (Primero de Enero)
Venezuela	700427333000000000027,333	7002716000000000000716	21°45′4″N 78°46′44″W / 21.75111°N 78.77889°W / 21.75111; -78.77889 (Venezuela)

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

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[edit] 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).

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Lugar que ocupa el territorio según la superficie y la población". Una MIRADA a Cuba (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Cuba. 2010.
^ ^a ^b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06. (Spanish)
^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
^ Government of Cuba (2002). "Population by Province". Retrieved 2007-10-06. (Spanish)