Cuba — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Cuba had an estimated population of 11,295,969 in 2005, with 131 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Cuba today — population now 10,892,659, against 11,295,969 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 11,295,969 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 11,262,554 | 10,892,659 | -3% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Habana | 2,581,619 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havanna | Ciudad de la Habana | 2,163,824 | — |
| 2 | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 555,865 | 555,865 now |
| 3 | Camagüey | Camagüey | 347,562 | 347,562 now |
| 4 | Holguín | Holguín | 319,102 | 319,102 now |
| 5 | Guantánamo | Guantánamo | 272,801 | 272,801 now |
| 6 | Santa Clara | Villa Clara | 250,512 | 250,512 now |
| 7 | Las Tunas | Las Tunas | 203,684 | 203,684 now |
| 8 | Bayamo | Granma | 192,632 | 192,632 now |
| 9 | Pinar del Rio | Pinar del Río | 186,990 | 186,990 now |
| 10 | Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 186,644 | 186,644 now |
| 11 | Matanzas | Matanzas | 146,733 | 146,733 now |
| 12 | Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 142,027 | 142,027 now |
| 13 | Manzanillo | Granma | 128,188 | 128,188 now |
| 14 | Sancti Spíritus | Sancti Spíritus | 127,069 | 127,069 now |
| 15 | Palma Soriano | Santiago de Cuba | 102,826 | 102,826 now |
| 16 | Cárdenas | Matanzas | 98,515 | 98,515 now |
| 17 | Moa | Holguín | 92,852 | 92,852 now |
| 18 | Mayarí | Santiago de Cuba | 83,627 | — |
| 19 | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | 76,838 | 76,838 now |
| 20 | Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba | 70,438 | 70,438 now |
| 21 | Güira de Melena | La Habana | 69,879 | 69,879 now |
| 22 | Consolación del Sur | Pinar del Río | 69,857 | 69,857 now |
| 23 | Güines | La Habana | 68,935 | 68,935 now |
| 24 | Artemisa | La Habana | 68,073 | 68,073 now |
| 25 | San Luis | Santiago de Cuba | 67,293 | 67,293 now |
| 26 | Morón | Ciego de Ávila | 66,060 | 66,060 now |
| 27 | Colón | Matanzas | 63,882 | 63,882 now |
| 28 | Florida | Camagüey | 63,007 | 63,007 now |
| 29 | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | 62,073 | 62,073 now |
| 30 | Trinidad | Sancti Spíritus | 60,206 | 60,206 now |
| 31 | San Cristóbal | Pinar del Río | 59,579 | 59,579 now |
| 32 | Placetas | Villa Clara | 55,408 | 55,408 now |
| 33 | San José de las Lajas | La Habana | 54,847 | 54,847 now |
| 34 | Jagüey Grande | Matanzas | 54,363 | 54,363 now |
| 35 | Nuevitas | Camagüey | 54,022 | 54,022 now |
| 36 | Banes | Holguín | 53,104 | 53,104 now |
| 37 | Corralillo | Matanzas | 51,881 | 51,881 now |
| 38 | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 48,362 | 48,362 now |
| 39 | Songo-La Maya | Santiago de Cuba | 47,723 | — |
| 40 | Jovellanos | Matanzas | 47,164 | 47,164 now |
| 41 | Bauta | La Habana | 45,768 | 45,768 now |
| 42 | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | 45,476 | 45,476 now |
| 43 | Cabaiguán | Sancti Spíritus | 44,515 | 44,515 now |
| 44 | Ranchuelo | Villa Clara | 43,695 | 43,695 now |
| 45 | San Antonio de los Baños | La Habana | 42,724 | — |
| 46 | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 42,218 | — |
| 47 | Manicaragua | Villa Clara | 41,532 | — |
| 48 | Jiguaní | Granma | 41,106 | — |
| 49 | Cifuentes | Villa Clara | 40,142 | — |
| 50 | Guáimaro | Camagüey | 39,358 | — |
| 51 | Caibarién | Villa Clara | 39,140 | — |
| 52 | Cumanayagua | Cienfuegos | 38,687 | — |
| 53 | Condado | Sancti Spíritus | 38,248 | — |
| 54 | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | 35,515 | — |
| 55 | Santiago de las Vegas | La Habana | 35,241 | — |
| 56 | Santa Cruz del Sur | Camagüey | 34,601 | — |
| 57 | Remedios | Villa Clara | 34,108 | — |
| 58 | Madruga | La Habana | 33,798 | — |
| 59 | Unión de Reyes | Matanzas | 33,646 | — |
| 60 | Vertientes | Camagüey | 29,704 | — |
| 61 | Mariel | La Habana | 28,987 | — |
| 62 | Yara | Granma | 28,944 | — |
| 63 | Gibara | Holguín | 27,603 | — |
| 64 | Amancio | Las Tunas | 26,914 | — |
| 65 | Pedro Betancourt | Matanzas | 26,761 | — |
| 66 | Cueto | Holguín | 26,527 | — |
| 67 | Encrucijada | Villa Clara | 26,155 | — |
| 68 | Yateras | Guantánamo | 25,753 | — |
| 69 | Los Palacios | Pinar del Río | 25,703 | — |
| 70 | Guanajay | La Habana | 25,258 | — |
| 71 | Campechuela | Granma | 25,069 | — |
| 72 | Cruces | Cienfuegos | 24,906 | — |
| 73 | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 24,114 | — |
| 74 | Perico | Matanzas | 24,073 | — |
| 75 | Río Cauto | Granma | 23,737 | — |
| 76 | Aguada de Pasajeros | Matanzas | 23,606 | — |
| 77 | Calimete | Matanzas | 23,255 | — |
| 78 | Palmira | Cienfuegos | 23,078 | — |
| 79 | Minas | Camagüey | 20,863 | — |
| 80 | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 20,274 | — |
| 81 | Nueva Gerona | Isla de la Juventud | 20,264 | — |
| 82 | Jaruco | La Habana | 20,207 | — |
| 83 | Colombia | Las Tunas | 20,096 | — |
| 84 | Fomento | Sancti Spíritus | 19,991 | — |
| 85 | Bahía Honda | Pinar del Río | 19,834 | — |
| 86 | Jatibonico | Sancti Spíritus | 19,644 | — |
| 87 | Rodas | Cienfuegos | 19,212 | — |
| 88 | Niquero | Granma | 18,771 | — |
| 89 | Guisa | Granma | 18,408 | — |
| 90 | Santa Cruz del Norte | La Habana | 18,402 | — |
| 91 | Sagua de Tánamo | Holguín | 18,282 | — |
| 92 | Bejucal | 18,123 | — | |
| 93 | Primero de Enero | Ciego de Ávila | 17,934 | — |
| 94 | Jobabo | Holguín | 17,804 | 49,403 now |
| 95 | Varadero | Matanzas | 17,178 | — |
| 96 | Sibanicú | Camagüey | 16,856 | — |
| 97 | Cacocum | Holguín | 16,848 | — |
| 98 | Media Luna | Granma | 16,713 | — |
| 99 | Abreus | Matanzas | 16,711 | — |
| 100 | Venezuela | Ciego de Ávila | 16,601 | — |
| 101 | Guane | Pinar del Río | 16,548 | — |
| 102 | Alquízar | La Habana | 15,275 | — |
| 103 | Baraguá | Ciego de Ávila | 15,268 | — |
| 104 | Báguanos | Holguín | 15,176 | — |
| 105 | San Nicolás | La Habana | 14,914 | — |
| 106 | San Germán | 14,405 | — | |
| 107 | Antilla | Holguín | 14,339 | — |
| 108 | Batabanó | La Habana | 13,832 | — |
| 109 | Martí | Matanzas | 13,439 | — |
| 110 | Manatí | Las Tunas | 13,278 | — |
| 111 | Quemado de Güines | Villa Clara | 12,736 | — |
| 112 | Candelaria | Pinar del Río | 12,675 | — |
| 113 | Los Arabos | Matanzas | 12,504 | — |
| 114 | Mantua | Pinar del Río | 10,797 | — |
| 115 | Esperanza | Villa Clara | 10,462 | — |
| 116 | Calabazar de Sagua | 10,455 | — | |
| 117 | Zaza del Medio | Sancti Spíritus | 8,667 | — |
| 118 | Bolondrón | Matanzas | 6,778 | — |
| 119 | San Luis | Pinar del Río | 6,690 | — |
| 120 | Zulueta | Villa Clara | 6,141 | — |
| 121 | Cabañas | La Habana | 5,894 | — |
| 122 | Alacranes | Matanzas | 5,843 | — |
| 123 | Consolación del Norte | 5,460 | — | |
| 124 | Agramonte | Matanzas | 5,376 | — |
| 125 | El Cobre | Santiago de Cuba | 4,768 | — |
| 126 | Caney | Camagüey | 4,597 | — |
| 127 | Santa Fé | Isla de la Juventud | 4,595 | — |
| 128 | Rancho Veloz | Villa Clara | 4,549 | — |
| 129 | Caimito del Guayabal | Las Tunas | 4,426 | — |
| 130 | Manguito | Matanzas | 3,155 | — |
| 131 | San Diego de los Baños | Pinar del Río | 1,643 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad de la Habana | 2,163,824 |
| 2 | Santiago de Cuba | 1,050,572 |
| 3 | Holguín | 1,045,356 |
| 4 | Granma | 844,761 |
| 5 | Villa Clara | 837,298 |
| 6 | Camagüey | 797,329 |
| 7 | Pinar del Río | 744,038 |
| 8 | La Habana | 718,944 |
| 9 | Matanzas | 669,103 |
| 10 | Las Tunas | 537,617 |
| 11 | Guantánamo | 521,679 |
| 12 | Sancti Spíritus | 465,025 |
| 13 | Ciego de Ávila | 418,281 |
| 14 | Cienfuegos | 400,983 |
| 15 | Isla de la Juventud | 81,159 |
| 16 | Cayos Adjacentes | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.