| Administrative divisions of Cuba | |
| Caption: | Provinces (1–15) and special municipality (16) of Cuba |
| Category: | Unitary state |
| Territory: | Republic of Cuba |
| Current Number: | 15 provinces 1 special municipality |
| Population Range: | 81,486 (Isla de la Juventud) – 2,130,517 (La Habana) |
| Area Range: | (La Habana) – (Camagüey Province) |
| Government: | Single-party government |
| Subdivision: | Municipality |
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality (the Isla de la Juventud). The current structure has been in place since August 2010, when the then-La Habana Province was divided into Artemisa Province and Mayabeque Province.
From west to east, Cuba's provinces are:
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 (from west to east):
In December 1976, the original six provinces were reconstituted into 14 provinces plus one special municipality:[1]
Isla de Pinos was renamed Isla de la Juventud on 3 August 1978.[2]
In August 2010, the Cuban National Assembly split the then-La Habana Province into two new provinces: Artemisa (which incorporated three eastern municipalities of neighboring Pinar del Río) and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from January 1, 2011.[3] Havana City Province (Ciudad de La Habana Province) recovered its original name, La Habana Province.
| Province | Capital | Pop. (2012) | Pop. (%) | Area | Area (%) | Density | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per | per | |||||||
| Camagüey | Camagüey | 7.02 | 15386.16disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 13.2 | 50.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 3.68 | 6971.64disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 5.6 | 60.7disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 3.54 | 4188.61disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 3.9 | 94.54disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| La Habana | La Habana (Havana) | 19.70 | 728.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 0.7 | 3053.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Granma | Bayamo | 7.36 | 8374.24disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 7.9 | 98.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Guantánamo | Guantánamo | 4.54 | 6167.97disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 6.0 | 82.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Holguín | Holguín | 9.14 | 9215.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 8.5 | 109.9disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Nueva Gerona | 0.77 | 2419.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 2.1 | 35.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table | ||||
| Artemisa | Artemisa | 4.49 | 4003.24disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 3.75 | 125.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Las Tunas | 4.70 | 6592.66disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 6.0 | 79.77disp=tableNaNdisp=table | ||||
| Matanzas | Matanzas | 6.00 | 11791.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 10.0 | 56.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Mayabeque | San José de las Lajas | 3.41 | 3743.81disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 3.49 | 102.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 5.32 | 8883.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 8.32 | 67disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Sancti Spíritus | Sancti Spíritus | 4.12 | 6777.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 6.3 | 68.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 9.27 | 6227.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 5.9 | 168.32disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| Villa Clara | Santa Clara | 7.31 | 8441.81disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 7.6 | 97.17disp=tableNaNdisp=table | |||
| scope=row | Cuba | La Habana | 109884.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 101.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table |
The following are the presidents of the Provincial People's Councils in each province in the country (local governments).[5]
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.
| Province | President of the Provincial Council |
|---|---|
| Camagüey | Jesús Arturo García Collazo |
| Ciego de Ávila | Agustín Gregorio Arza Pascual |
| Cienfuegos | Rolando Díaz González |
| La Habana | Reinaldo García Zapata |
| Granma | Jesús Antonio Infante López |
| Guantánamo | Luis Fernando Navarro Fernández |
| Holguín | Alberto Olivera Fis |
| Isla de la Juventud | Roberto Unger Pérez |
| Mayabeque | Armando Cuellar Domínguez |
| Artemisa | Raúl Rodríguez Cartaya |
| Las Tunas | Víctor Luis Rodríguez Carballosa |
| Matanzas | Nilo Tomás Díaz Fundora |
| Pinar del Río | Vidal Pérez Baños |
| Sancti Spíritus | Fidel Pérez Luzbert |
| Santiago de Cuba | Rolando Yero García |
| Villa Clara | Alexander Rodriguez Rosada |