Santiago de Cuba facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santiago de Cuba
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Santiago municipality (red) within
Santiago Province (yellow) and Cuba |
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| Country | Cuba | |
| Province | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Established | 1515 | |
| Founded by | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 1,023.8 km2 (395.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) | |
| Population
(2004)
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| • City | 472,255 | |
| • Density | 461.3/km2 (1,195/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 492,390 | |
| Demonym(s) | Santiaguero/a | |
| Area code(s) | +53 22 | |
| Website | http://www.santiago.cu/ | |
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over 1,023.8 square kilometers (395.3 sq mi), and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney.
Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second-most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second-largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port. In the 2012 population census, the city of Santiago de Cuba recorded a population of 431,272 people.
Images for kids
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Street in central Santiago in 1974
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Independent, family-owned barbershops are a hallmark of Santiago
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The tomb of Compay Segundo
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Boys playing chess
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Street vendor in the Santiago slums
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Antonio Maceo Cuban Independence general (1845–1896)
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Desi Arnaz Actor (1917–1986)
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Compay Segundo singer (1907–2003)
See also
In Spanish: Santiago de Cuba para niños
