Cuba’s third largest province, with an area that represents 8.6% of the total area of ??the island, counting on 14 municipalities in which are located 1112 population settlements, of them 43 urban.
Although Holguín was traditionally an agricultural region, it is currently one of the main industrial zones of Cuba. Called the nickel land, its production contributes 20% of the country’s economic income for exports.
Tourism has achieved remarkable development in recent years. It is considered the third most important tourist attraction in the country. It has many natural attractions and par excellence an incomparable beauty in its fields and beaches.
Geographical limits. To the north: Atlantic Ocean. To the east: Guantánamo Province. To the south: Provinces Santiago de Cuba and Granma. To the west: Las Tunas Province.
Longest river. Mayarí 110 km long 1231 km2 area 15.8 m2 / s of expenditure
The heights of Maniabón, Cauto Plain, Nipe Plain, and the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Mountains predominate. Its hydrography is represented by the Mayari, Gibara, Sagua de Tánamo, Tacajó Rivers and the Gibara, Cacoyugüin, Sabanilla and Gibara Bay, Banes and Nipe reservoirs. Prevailing fersialitic soils red brown ferromagnesial, fersialitic reddish brown, and dark gleyzado plastic.
Capital: Holguin
Municipalities. By virtue of Law No. 1304, Article 13, the Holguín Province, from the former regions of Moa-Sagua-Mayarí, Holguín-Gibara and Banes-Antilla, with 14 municipalities, Municipality head or capital of the province. This province occupies the third place next to Pinar del Río and Matanzas in quantity of municipalities.
- Gibara
- Rafael Freyre
- Banes
- Antilla
- Báguanos
- Holguín
- Calixto García
- Cacocum
- Urbano Noris (Municipio)
- Cueto
- Mayarí
- Frank País
- Sagua de Tánamo
- Moa
Relevant places
- Banes
- Centro Histórico de Gibara
- Chorro de Maíta
- Cayo Bariay
- Farallones de Seboruco
- Jagüeyes
- Faro Lucrecia
- Mayarí
- Moa y Urbano Noris
- Guardalavaca
- Loma de la Cruz
- Los parques de Holguín
- Estero Ciego Playa Esmeralda
- Pesquero
- Don Lino
- Puerto Rico en Banes
- Morales y Corinthia
- Lugares de interés arqueológico (El Chorro de Maíta de Banes y la Bahía de Nipe)
- Conjunto Histórico Birán. Casa Natal de Fidel Castro Ruz, Raúl Castro Ruz y sus hermanos en Birán, Cueto, Holguín Cuba.
- Puente Natural Bitirí ubicado en Cueto.