Key facts
- Country
- Cuba
- Capital
- Holguín
- Total
- 9,209.71 km (3,555.89 sq mi)
- Density
- 112.616/km (291.674/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Area code
- +53-024
- Iso 3166 code
- CU-11
- Hdi 2019
- 0.762 , high · 13th of 16
- Website
- www.Holguín.cu
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Holguín ( Spanish pronunciation: [olˈɣin]) is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The province has a population of slightly over one million people. Its territory exceeds 9,300 km (3,600 sq mi), 25 percent of which is covered by forest.