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Las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976.




Geography


The city of Las Tunas is located in along the Carretera Central (highway), between the cities of Camagüey, Holguín and Bayamo.
In 1943 the municipality was divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Antonio Machado, Arenas, Caisimú, Cauto del Paso, Cuaba, Curana, Dumañuecos, Ojo de Agua, Oriente, Palmarito, Playuelas and San José de la Plata. The city is currently divided into the repartos (division under barrios) of Primero (city centre), Segundo, La Victoria, Aguilera, Santo Domingo, Pena, La Loma, Aurora, Velázquez, Sosa, Casa Piedra, Israel Santos, Buena Vista, Alturas de Buena Vista, Propulsión, Aeropuerto and Reparto Militar.




History


The city was founded in 1796 around the Parish of San Jerónimo. In 1853, after a Royal Decree, it received the title of "city". In 1976, following the suppression of the Oriente Province and its split up, Las Tunas became the capital of the new and eponymous province.




Demographics


In 2022, the municipality of Las Tunas had a population of 214,939. With a total area of 891 km2 (344 sq mi), it has a population density of 240/km2 (620/sq mi).




Climate


Las Tunas has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with hot daytime temperatures and mild to warm night time temperatures year round.




Transport



Las Tunas counts a railway station on the principal Havana–Santiago de Cuba line and on a secondary line to Manatí. A planned extension of the A1 motorway, that will span the entire island, will interest the City. The local airport is the Hermanos Ameijeiras, located in the northern suburb.




Tourism


Known in Cuba as the "City of Sculpture" (due to the several artistic installations scattered throughout the city centre) Las Tunas is in the least visited province in Cuba. In spite of this, the city has two international hotels (Hotel Las Tunas and Hotel Cadillac) and 219 B&Bs
However, the local and the central government are both working in order to increase tourism in the province. In July 2015, within the framework of the Foreign Investment Law, the government is trying to attract foreign partners to build large hotel complexes in the still unspoilt Covarrubia beach.




Sport


The local baseball club is Las Tunas, nicknamed Leñadores (meaning “Lumberjacks”) and its home ground is the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium. The association football club is the FC Las Tunas, and its home ground is the Ovidio Torres Stadium.




Notable residents


Yaquelín Abdalá (born 1968), visual artist
Yordan Alvarez (born 1997), Major League Baseball player, and former Leñadores member
Vicente García González (1833–1886) General in the Cuban Ten Years' War




Twin towns


Arroyo Seco (Querétaro, Mexico)




See also



Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport
Municipalities of Cuba
List of cities in Cuba




References






External links



(in Spanish) Las Tunas on Guije website
(in English) Las Tunas on YourCasaParticular website

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