Puerto Padre
Puerto Padre | |
|---|---|
| Eik-name(s): Ceety o Mills | |
  Location o Puerto Padre in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′42″N 76°36′6″W / 21.19500°N 76.60167°W | |
| Kintra |  Cuba |
| Province | Las Tunas |
| Establisht | 1541 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1178 km2 (455 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 93,705 |
| • Density | 79.5/km2 (206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | +53-31 |
Puerto Padre is a municipality an ceety in the Las Tunas Province o Cuba. It is locatit on the northren coastal region o the province, in an estuar (Estero El Espanolito) that opens intae the Puerto Padre Bay.
Kent popularly as the Ceety o Mills, Puerto Padre haes a history datin back intae the 16t century. In the mid-19t century, the ceety began its transformation frae a sma toun intae an industrial centre wi the construction o its first succarcane mill. The ceety played a lairge role in Cuba's wars o unthirldom, an the day is something o a tourist centre.
The municipality is dividit intae the barrios o Chaparra, Delicias, Estrada Palma, La Lima, La Yaya, Los Alfonsos, Maniabón, Norte, San Manuel, Santa María, Sur, Vedado an Yarey.[3]
Demografics
[eedit | eedit soorce]In 2004, the municipality o Puerto Padre haed a population o 93,705.[2] Wi a tot aurie o 1,178 km2 (455 sq mi),[1] it haes a population densitie o 79.5/km2 (206/sq mi).
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Statoids (2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 6 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)
- ↑ Guije.com. "Puerto Padre". Retrieved 6 October 2007. (in Spaingie)
