Guantánamo Province
—  Province of Cuba  —
Country	Cuba
Capital	Guantánamo
Area[1]
• Total	6,164.47 km2 (2,380.12 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
• Total	510,863
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)

Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province surrounds the important U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.

Guantánamo's architecture and culture is unlike the rest of Cuba. The province is only 80 km away from Haiti its closest point, across the Windward Passage and close enough to see lights on Haiti on a clear night. Guantánamo also has a high number of immigrants from Jamaica, meaning that many buildings are comparable to those of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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[link]

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

See also[link]

• Guantanamera
• Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt

References[link]

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Guantánamo
—  Municipality  —
Location of Guantánamo in Cuba
Coordinates: 20°08′12″N 75°12′50″W / 20.13667°N 75.21389°W / 20.13667; -75.21389Coordinates: 20°08′12″N 75°12′50″W / 20.13667°N 75.21389°W / 20.13667; -75.21389
Country	Cuba
Province	Guantánamo
Established	1797[1]
Area[2]
• Total	741 km2 (286 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2004)[3]
• Total	244,603
• Density	330.1/km2 (855/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+53-21

Guantánamo is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.

Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port and is the site of a U.S. Naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool. These are traditional parts of the economy.

Geography[link]

The municipality is mountainous in the north, where it overlays the Sierra Maestra (mountains), and borders the Windward Passage of the Caribbean Sea in the south. It is crossed by the Guantánamo, Yateras, Guaso, San Andrés and Sabanalamar rivers. The Guantánamo Bay is a natural harbour south of the city.

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyo Hondo, Baitiquirí, Bano, Bayate, Caimanera, Camarones, Caridad, Corralillo, Cuatro Caminos, Filipinas, Glorieta, Gobierno, Guaso, Hospital, Indios, Isleta, Jaibo Abajo, Las Lajas, Macurijes, Mercado, Ocujal, Parroquia, Palma de San Juan, Rastro, Tiguabos and Vínculo.^[1]

United States naval base[link]

About 15 km away from the city lies the Guantánamo Bay, a superior natural harbor which has been controlled by the United States as the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base since 1902, following the Platt Amendment decree. It is the site of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Demographics[link]

In 2004, the municipality of Guantánamo had a population of 244,603.^[3] With a total area of 741 km² (286 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 330.1 /km² (855 /sq mi). "Guantanamera" ("The girl from Guantánamo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song.^{[citation needed]}

Famous Guantanameros[link]

Notable natives of Guantánamo include athletes Joel Casamayor, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Yumileidi Cumbá, Jaime Jefferson, Yargelis Savigne, Dayron Robles, Luis Delís, Cuban-American gymnast Annia Hatch, and cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.

See also[link]

Cuba portal

• Oriente

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Guantánamo

• Complete guide to Guantánamo City
• Detailed information about Zoologico de Piedra (Stone Zoo)
• Article about the prison history
• (Spanish) City webpage

v t e Provinces of Cuba Current Artemisa Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos Ciudad de La Habana Granma Guantánamo Holguín Isla de la Juventud Las Tunas Matanzas Mayabeque Pinar del Río Sancti Spíritus Santiago de Cuba Villa Clara Historical La Habana Santa Clara (Las Villas) Camagüey (Puerto Principe) Oriente (Santiago de Cuba) Provincial capitals Bayamo Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos Guantánamo Havana Holguín Victoria de Las Tunas Matanzas Pinar del Río Sancti Spíritus Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba Municipalities of Guantánamo Baracoa Caimanera El Salvador Guantánamo Imías Maisí Manuel Tames Niceto Pérez San Antonio del Sur Yateras

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