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10-530: 3. The agrarian university of Havana (in the Mayabeque Region ) La Habana Province [la aˈβana] , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province , is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana , the Republic's capital. The province's territory is the seat of the superior organs of the state and its provincial administration. Between 1878 and 2010,

20-1004: A relevant industry sector located mainly in San José de las Lajas and Santa Cruz del Norte . Products include building materials, electrical cables, rubber industry, glass vessels, ceramics, food processing, paper processing, bio-pharmaceuticals (in Bejucal ), fishing products, and oil and gas extraction. The province also has two large Havana Club rum factories, power plants, and sugar mills; as well as important scientific institutions and an agricultural science university. Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Instituto de Planificación Física/2010 The most populated cities are Güines (42 000 hab.) and San José de las Lajas (37 000 hab.) 22°58′5″N 82°09′21″W  /  22.96806°N 82.15583°W  / 22.96806; -82.15583  ( Mayabeque Province ) Cuban National Assembly Too Many Requests If you report this error to

30-403: Is conceived at the present time, includes all the provincial territory, also includes the territories of 9 municipalities that were not part of old Havana municipality, which are: Playa , Marianao , La Lisa , Guanabacoa , Regla , Habana del Este , San Miguel del Padrón , Cotorro and Boyeros . Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010 Mayabeque Province Mayabeque Province

40-576: Is named after the Mayabeque River (the largest in this territory) as well as the south shore of Mayabeque beach, the place believed to be the original location of Havana village (San Cristóbal de La Habana) that was founded in 1514. The new province became the smallest (excluding Havana city province) and least populated province in the country. Mayabeque's economy is based on agriculture (potatoes, fruits, vegetables, sugar cane) and livestock farming, particularly milk production. It also has

50-480: Is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province , whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province . The new provinces came in to existence on January 1, 2011. Mayabeque is made up of the 11 eastern municipalities of the former La Habana province, with the capital in San José de las Lajas . Mayabeque Province

60-435: The capital), colloquially called "Habana Campo", in two new provinces; Artemisa Province to the west, and Mayabeque Province to the east. With this change, which went into effect as of January 1, 2011, Havana City Province became known simply as Havana Province, as differentiation was no longer needed. Additionally, three municipalities of Pinar del Río Province (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal) were transferred to

70-573: The capital, including Havana , Marianao , Guanabacoa , Regla , and Santiago de las Vegas . From 1976 until 2010, the provincial administration of Havana Province had its headquarters located in Havana City Province, since it lacked a capital of its own. On August 1, 2010, the National Assembly made another modification of the territorial organization of Cuba, segmenting the then-Province of Havana (the areas surrounding

80-406: The island was divided, still under Spanish colonial rule. In the political administrative division of 1976, in which the country was divided into 14 provinces , the original Province of Havana was divided into Havana City Province ( Ciudad de La Habana ; the capital) and Havana Province (areas surrounding the capital). Havana City Province integrated the territories of the metropolitan region of

90-430: The name referred to a different province that covered a much larger area, and after 1976 restructuring, the then-La Habana Province did not include the city of Havana. The larger province was subdivided in 2010 into the present-day provinces of Artemisa (which also took over three municipalities from Pinar del Río ) and Mayabeque . The Province of Havana was created in 1878, is one of the 6 original provinces in which

100-579: The new Artemisa Province. Before 1961, Havana was the official name only of the central municipality of a conurbated area that included at least 6 municipalities: Havana , Marianao , Regla , Guanabacoa , Santiago de las Vegas and Santa María del Rosario - Cotorro . Currently, the territory that occupies the old municipality of Havana (former Villa of San Cristóbal de La Habana) is divided into 6 municipalities ( Plaza de la Revolución , La Habana Vieja , Centro Habana , Diez de Octubre , Cerro , Arroyo Naranjo ), and Boyeros (Altahabana). The city, as it

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