Santiago de Cuba
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.
For the American warship, see USS Santiago de Cuba (1861).
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
1515
Yaneydis Batista Hechavarría
1,023.8 km2 (395.3 sq mi)
82 m (269 ft)
507,167
451,528
55,639
santiaguero/a
2023
$6.2 billion[1]
$14,000
+53 22
The municipality extends over 1,023.8 km2 (395.3 sq mi),[2] and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney.[3]
Historically Santiago de Cuba was the second-most important city on the island after Havana, and remains the second-largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and an important sea port. In the 2022, the city of Santiago de Cuba recorded a population of 507,167 people.[4]
