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Pinar del Río Province

 

Pinar del Río Province

Statistics
Capital:Pinar del Río
Area:10,925km²
Inhabitants:721,900
Population Density:66.1 per km²
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Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.

The Pinar del Río province contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and the westerly Sierra de los Organos. These form a landscape characterised by steep sided limestone hills and flat, fertile valleys.

The province relies almost entirely on tobacco farming, with Pinar del Río producing 70% of Cuba's crop, used to make the cigars that are so prized overseas. The best tobacco, used for more expensive cigar brands, is grown in the flat lands San Juan y Martínez.

Municipalities

  1. Bahía Honda (Bahía Honda)
  2. Candelaria (Candelaria)
  3. Consolación del Sur (Consolación del Sur)
  4. Guane (Guane)
  5. La Palma (La Palma)
  6. Los Palacios (Los Palacios)
  7. Mantua (Mantua)
  8. Minas de Matahambre (Minas de Matahambre)
  9. Pinar del Río (Pinar del Río)
  10. San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal)
  11. Sandino (Sandino)
  12. San Juan y Martínez (San Juan y Martínez)
  13. San Luis (San Luis)
  14. Viñales (Viñales)


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