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Ciego de Ávila Province facts for kids

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Statistics
Capital: Ciego de Ávila
Area: 6,783.13km²
Inhabitants: 411,766
Population Density: 60.70 per km²
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Coat of arms of the Ciego de Avila Province.svg

Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, farther north.

Off the north coast of the province are a string of cayos (cays) - these islands are being developed as tourist resorts, principally Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo. The south coast is characterised by mangroves.

Between Morón and the north coast are several lakes, including La Laguna de Leche (the Lake of Milk, so called for its white appearance because of large lime deposits underwater) which is the largest natural lake in Cuba.

Central Ciego de Ávila is used for cattle ranching, elsewhere in the province sugar, pineapples and citrus fruit are grown.

The province was separated from Camagüey Province in 1975 by Fidel Castro's government.

Municipalities

  1. Baraguá (Gaspar)
  2. Bolivia
  3. Chambas
  4. Ciego de Ávila
  5. Ciro Redondo
  6. Florencia
  7. Majagua
  8. Morón
  9. Primero de Enero
  10. Venezuela

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Ciego de Ávila para niños

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