Political Map of Cuba

 

Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean, made up of the main island, a few archipelagos, and the Isla de la Juventud. Cuba’s nearest neighbors include the United States, just 150 kilometers (93 miles) to the north, the Bahamas, Mexico, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and the island of Hispaniola, which includes the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Cuba’s islands have a combined area of 109,884 square kilometers (42,426 square miles). Cuba is the largest island in the archipelago, with an area of 104,556 square kilometers (40,369 square miles). This island is also the largest island in the Caribbean. Isla de la Juventud is the next largest island, which has an area of 2,200 square kilometers (849 square miles).

Cuba is divided into fifteen provinces and one special municipality, the second largest island, the Isla de la Juventud. The provinces are further divided into municipalities. The capital and largest city of Cuba is Havana, located in the province of La Habana (Havana) on the northwest coast.

Provinces of Cuba Province Capital Population – 2008 Census Area(km.²) Artemisa Artemisa 498,987 3,983 Camaguey Camaguey 781,605 15,615 Ciego de avila Ciego de avila 422,354 6,783 Cienfuegos Cienfuegos 403,574 4,180 La Habana Havana 2,148,132 721 Granma Bayamo 834,616 8,375 Guantanamo Guantanamo 510,863 6,168 Holguin Holguin 1,036,885 9,293 Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona 86,110 2,419 Las Tunas Victoria de las Tunas 534,279 6,588 Matanzas Matanzas 687,600 11,803 Mayabeque San Jose de las Lajas 381,342 3,768 Pinar del Rio Pinar del Rio 593,741 8,885 Sancti Spiritus Sancti Spiritus 465,019 6,737 Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba 1,044,848 6,156 Villa Clara Santa Clara 806,144 8,412