Official Name: | Mantua |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Pinar del Río |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1719 (Guane del Norte) |
Established Title2: | Established |
Established Date2: | 1866 |
Area Total Km2: | 915 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 23,233 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 22.2908°N -84.2875°W |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Area Code: | +53-82 |
Mantua (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba.
It was founded in 1605 by Italian shipwrecked sailors as Mantua, Cuba. It was founded in 1719 under the name Guane del Norte. In 1866 it was established as a municipality. The settlement of Mantua is a National Monument of Cuba.[1]
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyos, Bartolo, Cabezas, Coronel Pozo (Lázaro), Fidel Pedraja, Guayabo, Macurijes, Mantua, Montezuelo and Pablo Suárez.[2]
Mantua Municipal Museum is located in the José Martí street.
In 2022, the municipality of Mantua had a population of 23,233.[3] With a total area of 915km2,[4] it has a population density of 25/km2.
The town is the western endpoint of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway.