La Habana Province (1976–2010)

Havana Province (Spanish: Provincia La Habana) was one of the provinces of Cuba from 1976, when the nation's provincial structure was revised, through the end of 2010. On January 1, 2011, the province was divided into two new provinces, Artemisa and Mayabeque. La Habana Province had 711,066 people in the 2002 census. The largest city was Artemisa (81,209), as the much larger city of Havana was structured in a different province, Ciudad de La Habana Province.

La Habana Province
Province
Location of Havana Province in Cuba
Country Cuba
CapitalHavana
MunicipalitiesArtemisa, Mariel, Guanajay, Caimito, Bauta, San Antonio de los Baños, Bejucal, San José de las Lajas, Jaruco, Santa Cruz del Norte, Madruga, Nueva Paz, Güines, Melena del Sur, Quivicán, Alquízar, Batabanó, Cuba, Güira de Melena, San Nicolás de Bari
Area
  Total5,731.59 km2 (2,212.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total722,045
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-07
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