Artemisa Province is one of the two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Mayabeque Province.La racionalidad como premisa - Periódico GranmaProponen en Pleno del Partido dos nuevas provincias cubanas: Artemisa y Mayabeque (+ Infografía) - Cubadebate¿Por qué Artemisa y Mayabeque? The new provinces came into existence on January 1, 2011.
Overview Artemisa was the largest city and municipality of the former La Habana Province. The newly formed province combined the eight western municipalities of La Habana Province and three eastern municipalities of neighbor province Pinar del Río (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal). The capital and largest city is Artemisa (47,000 pop. in 2015).
The new province is only larger than Havana city and Mayabeque, but with more population than four other Cuban provinces. It is the most densely populated, after Havana city and Santiago de Cuba.
The economy of the Artemisa province is based mainly on agriculture (fruits, potatoes, rice, vegetables, sugar cane) and industry of building materials (two cement factories), food processing industry and power plants. It contains the important port of Mariel in the northern coast. The province is also important in the military sector with the main Cuban Air Force base (San Antonio de los Baños) the Western base of the Cuban Navy (Cabañas Bay) and the Military Academy (College) "Antonio Maceo" in Caimito.
Municipalities
Municipality km2 Population Mariel 270.85 44,786 Guanajay 110.26 28,750 Caimito 239.4 39,304 Bauta 155.13 48,024 San Antonio de los Baños 126.37 49,942 Güira de Melena 199.22 39,821 Alquízar 194.36 32,501 Artemisa 688.7 82,917 Bahía Honda 784.14 45,124 Candelaria 301.42 20,283 San Cristóbal 934.4 70,940 Total 4,004.27 502,392
Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010Mejor atención al pueblo y más funcional Diario Granma
Topography The maximum elevation in the province is Guajaibon peak (700 meters), and is located near N 22 47' 19" W 83 21' 52" in Sierra del Rosario range.
See also Guaniguanico Las Terrazas Sierra del Rosario Soroa
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