Provinces of Cuba
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality. The current structure has been in place since August 2010, when the then-La Habana Province was divided into Artemisa Province and Mayabeque Province.
List of provinces
From west to east, Cuba's provinces are:- Pinar del Río
- Artemisa
- La Habana
- Mayabeque
- Matanzas
- Cienfuegos
- Villa Clara
- Sancti Spíritus
- Ciego de Ávila
- Camagüey
- Las Tunas
- Granma
- Holguín
- Santiago de [Cuba Province|Santiago de Cuba]
- Guantánamo
- Isla de la Juventud
History
1879–1976
[Image:Cuba1910sMap.jpg|thumb|Cuba's provinces on a 1910s map]The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into six provinces, which maintained with little changes the same boundaries and capital cities, although with modifications in official names. These "historical" provinces are the following :
- Pinar del Río
- La Habana, included the city of Havana, current Mayabeque, some municipalities of current Artemisa Province. Isla de Pinos was considered a "special municipality" in the province of La Habana.
- Matanzas
- Las Villas, contained the present-day provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, and Southern Matanzas Province.
- Camagüey, contained the present-day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila, as well as two municipalities of current Las Tunas Province.
- Oriente, contained the present-day provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo
1976–2011
In December 1976, the original six provinces were reconstituted into 14 provinces plus one special municipality:- Pinar del Río
- La Habana
- Ciudad de La Habana
- Matanzas
- Cienfuegos
- Villa Clara
- Sancti Spíritus
- Ciego de Ávila
- Camagüey
- Las Tunas
- Granma
- Holguín
- Santiago de Cuba
- Guantánamo
- Isla de Pinos
2011–present
In August 2010, the Cuban National Assembly split the then-La Habana Province into two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from 1 January 2011. Havana City Province recovered its original name, La Habana Province.Demographics
Pop. = Population. Source: Cuba census 2002Special municipality
Presidents of the People's Power Provincial Councils
The following are the presidents of the Provincial People's Councils in each province in the country.The Provincial People's Councils replaced the Provincial Assemblies in the 2019 Constitution and are made up of provincial representatives elected by the municipal assemblies or councils.
Special municipality