Cuba consists of 14 provinces, plus one special municipality.

Isla de la Juventud Pinar del Río La Habana Ciudad de La Habana Matanzas Cienfuegos Villa Clara Sancti Spíritus Ciego de Ávila Camagüey Las Tunas Granma Holguín Santiago de Cuba Guantánamo

Cuba's Special Municipality is the Isla de la Juventud (Island of Youth), known until the 1970s as the Isla de Pinos or Isle of Pines (also previously "Evangelista", "Isle of Santiago" and "Isle of Parrots").

History

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces (from west to east):

• Pinar del Río
• La Habana
• Matanzas
• Las Villas (called "Santa Clara" before 1940)
• Camagüey (called "Puerto Príncipe" before 1899)
• Oriente (called "Santiago de Cuba" before 1905)

See also

• Ranked list of Cuban provinces
• List of places in Cuba
• ISO 3166-2:CU

External links

• Map of contemporary provinces of Cuba on webhavana.com
• Cuba's entry on Statoids