Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is a city in Cuba. It is the country's second largest city after Havana. It is the capital of the Santiago de Cuba Province.
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.png) Santiago municipality (red) within Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°01′11.4″N 75°48′50.1″W / 20.019833°N 75.813917°WCoordinates: 20°01′11.4″N 75°48′50.1″W / 20.019833°N 75.813917°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Established | 1515 |
| Founded by | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,023.8 km2 (395.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • City | 472,255 |
| • Density | 461.3/km2 (1,195/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 492,390 |
| Website | http://www.santiago.cu/ |
Santiago De Cuba Media
1859 watercolor of Santiago de Cuba's plain by British geologist James Gay Sawkins
Street in central Santiago in 1974
Independent, family-owned barbershops are a hallmark of Santiago
The tomb of Compay Segundo
Boys play chess on the street, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. * * January 2003. * Note the way in which the drain cover on the street mirrors the pattern of the chessboard.
Street vendor in the Santiago slums
Antonio MaceoCuban Independence general (1845–1896)
Desi ArnazActor (1917–1986)
Compay Segundo singer (1907–2003)
References
- ↑ Atenas.cu (2006). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007. (in Spanish)
