Place:Holguín, Cuba

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NameHolguín
Alt namesHolguínsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Holguínsource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates20.8°N 75.75°W
Located inCuba     (1500 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alto Cedro
Antilla
Banes
Cacocum
Cueto
Gibara
Guardalavaca
Holguín ( 1492 - )
La Rioja
Mayarí
Nicaro
Preston
Sagua de Tánamo
Santa Lucía
Urbano Noris
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Holguín 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 , 25 percent of which is covered by forest.

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History

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Christopher Columbus landed in what is believed to have been today's Holguín province on October 27, 1492. He declared that it was "the most beautiful land human eyes had ever seen".

The Holguín province was established in 1978, when it was split from the Oriente region.

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