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Cuba — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

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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.

Source2005NowChange
World Gazetteer (the work cited)11,295,969
UN World Population Prospects11,262,55410,892,659-3%

The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1La Habana2,581,619

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)Today
1HavannaCiudad de la Habana2,163,824
2Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba555,865555,865 now
3CamagüeyCamagüey347,562347,562 now
4HolguínHolguín319,102319,102 now
5GuantánamoGuantánamo272,801272,801 now
6Santa ClaraVilla Clara250,512250,512 now
7Las TunasLas Tunas203,684203,684 now
8BayamoGranma192,632192,632 now
9Pinar del RioPinar del Río186,990186,990 now
10CienfuegosCienfuegos186,644186,644 now
11MatanzasMatanzas146,733146,733 now
12Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávila142,027142,027 now
13ManzanilloGranma128,188128,188 now
14Sancti SpíritusSancti Spíritus127,069127,069 now
15Palma SorianoSantiago de Cuba102,826102,826 now
16CárdenasMatanzas98,51598,515 now
17MoaHolguín92,85292,852 now
18MayaríSantiago de Cuba83,627
19Puerto PadreLas Tunas76,83876,838 now
20ContramaestreSantiago de Cuba70,43870,438 now
21Güira de MelenaLa Habana69,87969,879 now
22Consolación del SurPinar del Río69,85769,857 now
23GüinesLa Habana68,93568,935 now
24ArtemisaLa Habana68,07368,073 now
25San LuisSantiago de Cuba67,29367,293 now
26MorónCiego de Ávila66,06066,060 now
27ColónMatanzas63,88263,882 now
28FloridaCamagüey63,00763,007 now
29Sagua la GrandeVilla Clara62,07362,073 now
30TrinidadSancti Spíritus60,20660,206 now
31San CristóbalPinar del Río59,57959,579 now
32PlacetasVilla Clara55,40855,408 now
33San José de las LajasLa Habana54,84754,847 now
34Jagüey GrandeMatanzas54,36354,363 now
35NuevitasCamagüey54,02254,022 now
36BanesHolguín53,10453,104 now
37CorralilloMatanzas51,88151,881 now
38BaracoaGuantánamo48,36248,362 now
39Songo-La MayaSantiago de Cuba47,723
40JovellanosMatanzas47,16447,164 now
41BautaLa Habana45,76845,768 now
42Santo DomingoVilla Clara45,47645,476 now
43CabaiguánSancti Spíritus44,51544,515 now
44RanchueloVilla Clara43,69543,695 now
45San Antonio de los BañosLa Habana42,724
46YaguajaySancti Spíritus42,218
47ManicaraguaVilla Clara41,532
48JiguaníGranma41,106
49CifuentesVilla Clara40,142
50GuáimaroCamagüey39,358
51CaibariénVilla Clara39,140
52CumanayaguaCienfuegos38,687
53CondadoSancti Spíritus38,248
54CamajuaníVilla Clara35,515
55Santiago de las VegasLa Habana35,241
56Santa Cruz del SurCamagüey34,601
57RemediosVilla Clara34,108
58MadrugaLa Habana33,798
59Unión de ReyesMatanzas33,646
60VertientesCamagüey29,704
61MarielLa Habana28,987
62YaraGranma28,944
63GibaraHolguín27,603
64AmancioLas Tunas26,914
65Pedro BetancourtMatanzas26,761
66CuetoHolguín26,527
67EncrucijadaVilla Clara26,155
68YaterasGuantánamo25,753
69Los PalaciosPinar del Río25,703
70GuanajayLa Habana25,258
71CampechuelaGranma25,069
72CrucesCienfuegos24,906
73ChambasCiego de Ávila24,114
74PericoMatanzas24,073
75Río CautoGranma23,737
76Aguada de PasajerosMatanzas23,606
77CalimeteMatanzas23,255
78PalmiraCienfuegos23,078
79MinasCamagüey20,863
80EsmeraldaCamagüey20,274
81Nueva GeronaIsla de la Juventud20,264
82JarucoLa Habana20,207
83ColombiaLas Tunas20,096
84FomentoSancti Spíritus19,991
85Bahía HondaPinar del Río19,834
86JatibonicoSancti Spíritus19,644
87RodasCienfuegos19,212
88NiqueroGranma18,771
89GuisaGranma18,408
90Santa Cruz del NorteLa Habana18,402
91Sagua de TánamoHolguín18,282
92Bejucal18,123
93Primero de EneroCiego de Ávila17,934
94JobaboHolguín17,80449,403 now
95VaraderoMatanzas17,178
96SibanicúCamagüey16,856
97CacocumHolguín16,848
98Media LunaGranma16,713
99AbreusMatanzas16,711
100VenezuelaCiego de Ávila16,601
101GuanePinar del Río16,548
102AlquízarLa Habana15,275
103BaraguáCiego de Ávila15,268
104BáguanosHolguín15,176
105San NicolásLa Habana14,914
106San Germán14,405
107AntillaHolguín14,339
108BatabanóLa Habana13,832
109MartíMatanzas13,439
110ManatíLas Tunas13,278
111Quemado de GüinesVilla Clara12,736
112CandelariaPinar del Río12,675
113Los ArabosMatanzas12,504
114MantuaPinar del Río10,797
115EsperanzaVilla Clara10,462
116Calabazar de Sagua10,455
117Zaza del MedioSancti Spíritus8,667
118BolondrónMatanzas6,778
119San LuisPinar del Río6,690
120ZuluetaVilla Clara6,141
121CabañasLa Habana5,894
122AlacranesMatanzas5,843
123Consolación del Norte5,460
124AgramonteMatanzas5,376
125El CobreSantiago de Cuba4,768
126CaneyCamagüey4,597
127Santa FéIsla de la Juventud4,595
128Rancho VelozVilla Clara4,549
129Caimito del GuayabalLas Tunas4,426
130ManguitoMatanzas3,155
131San Diego de los BañosPinar del Río1,643

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

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Ciudad de la Habana2,163,824
2Santiago de Cuba1,050,572
3Holguín1,045,356
4Granma844,761
5Villa Clara837,298
6Camagüey797,329
7Pinar del Río744,038
8La Habana718,944
9Matanzas669,103
10Las Tunas537,617
11Guantánamo521,679
12Sancti Spíritus465,025
13Ciego de Ávila418,281
14Cienfuegos400,983
15Isla de la Juventud81,159
16Cayos Adjacentes0

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.