Bahía Honda, Cuba Explained

Official Name:Bahía Honda
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Artemisa
Area Total Km2:784
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:42,522
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:22.9064°N -83.1639°W
Elevation M:25
Area Code:+53-82
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Bahía Honda is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province of Cuba. Before 2011, the municipality belonged to Pinar del Río Province.

Overview

It is located on the northern shore of the island, in an inlet of the Florida Straits, 70km (40miles) west of Havana. The sheltered bay that gives the name to the municipality contains an industrial port. It marks the eastern extend of the Colorados Archipelago.

Bahía Honda was once one of the naval bases leased to the United States under the Platt Amendment, but abandoned in 1912 in turn for an expansion of the area leased around Guantánamo Bay.[1]

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Bahía Honda had a population of 42,522.[2] With a total area of 784km2,[3] it has a population density of 54/km2.

Climate

This area typically has a pronounced dry season, but average monthly precipitation does not get lower than 68 mm (in March) in Bahía Honda, making this a more humid locality than many others in the region. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bahía Honda, Cuba has a tropical rainforest climate, abbreviated "Af" on climate maps.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Navarro, José Cantón: History of Cuba, Havana, Cuba, 1998, p. 83
  2. Web site: Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-03 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Web site: Municipios of Cuba. Statoids. July 2003. 2007-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012141831/http://statoids.com/ycu.html. 12 October 2007 . live.
  4. Web site: Climate: Bahía Honda. 27 April 2015. Climate-Data.org.