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词条 Las Tunas (city)
释义

  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Demographics

  4. Climate

  5. Transport

  6. Tourism

  7. Sport

  8. Personalities

  9. Twin towns

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

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Las Tunas[2][2][3] is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976.[4]

Geography

The city of Las Tunas is located in along the Carretera Central (highway), between the cities of Camagüey, Holguín and Bayamo.

In 1943 the municipality was divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Antonio Machado, Arenas, Caisimú, Cauto del Paso, Cuaba, Curana, Dumañuecos, Ojo de Agua, Oriente, Palmarito, Playuelas and San José de la Plata.[5] The city is currently divided into the repartos (wards) of Primero (city centre), Segundo, La Victoria, Aguilera, Santo Domingo, Pena, La Loma, Aurora, Velázquez, Sosa, Casa Piedra, Israel Santos, Buena Vista, Alturas de Buena Vista, Propulsión, Aeropuerto and Reparto Militar.

History

The city was founded in 1796 around the Parish of San Jerónimo. In 1853, after a Royal Decree, it received the title of "city". In 1976, following the suppression of the Oriente Province and its split up, Las Tunas became the capital of the new and homonym province.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Las Tunas had a population of 187,438.[6] With a total area of {{convert|891|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},[7] it has a population density of {{convert|210.4|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

Climate

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|metric first = Y
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|Jan high C = 28
|Feb high C = 29
|Mar high C = 30
|Apr high C = 31
|May high C = 31
|Jun high C = 32
|Jul high C = 33
|Aug high C = 33
|Sep high C = 32
|Oct high C = 31
|Nov high C = 29
|Dec high C = 28
|Jan low C = 19
|Feb low C = 19
|Mar low C = 20
|Apr low C = 21
|May low C = 22
|Jun low C = 23
|Jul low C = 24
|Aug low C = 24
|Sep low C = 23
|Oct low C = 23
|Nov low C = 21
|Dec low C = 20
|date=December 2011}}

Transport

Las Tunas counts a railway station on the principal Havana-Santiago de Cuba line and on a secondary line to Manatí. A planned extension of the A1 motorway, that will span the entire island, will interest the City. The local airport is the Hermanos Ameijeiras, located in the northern suburb.

Tourism

Known in Cuba as the "City of Sculpture" (due to the several artistic installations scattered throughout the city centre) Las Tunas is in the least visited province in Cuba. In spite of this, the city has two international hotels (Hotel Las Tunas and Hotel Cadillac) and 219 B&Bs [8]

However, the local and the central government are both working in order to increase tourism in the province. in July 2015. Within the framework of the Foreign Investment Law,[9] the government is trying to attract foreign partners to build large hotel complexes in the still unspoilt Covarrubia beach.

Sport

The local baseball club is Las Tunas, nicknamed Leñadores (mean Lumberjacks) and its home ground is the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium. The association football club is the FC Las Tunas, and its home ground is the Ovidio Torres Stadium.

Personalities

  • Vicente Garcia González (1833-1886)

Twin towns

  • {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Arroyo Seco (Querétaro, Mexico){{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

See also

{{Portal|Cuba}}
  • Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport
  • Municipalities of Cuba
  • List of cities in Cuba

References

1. ^
2. ^{{es icon}} Historical site of the city of Las Tunas {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116182605/http://www.tunet.cult.cu/pagsec/institut/histor/index.htm |date=2012-11-16 }}
3. ^Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}}
4. ^{{Cite web | url=http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Las_Tunas_%28Municipio%29#Origen_y_evoluci.C3.B3n.C2.A0_del_nombre.C2.A0_de_Las_Tunas | title=Origen y evolución del nombre de Las Tunas |trans-title=Las Tunas: origin and evolution of the name | language=Spanish | website=ecured.cu | publisher=EcuRed | accessdate=March 4, 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/ovictoria/index.htm |title=Victoria de Las Tunas |author=Guije.com |accessdate=2007-10-06|language=es}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm |title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality |author=Atenas.cu |year=2004 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm |archivedate=2007-09-27 |language=es |deadurl=yes |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html |title=Municipios of Cuba |author=Statoids |date=July 2003 |accessdate=2007-10-06}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.yourcasaparticular.com/Casas-Particulares-Las-Tunas.html |title=Casas Particulares in Las Tunas |date=May 2015 |accessdate=2015-09-19}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.granma.cu/especiales/cartera-de-inversion| title=Cartera de Oportunidades de Inversion |date=April 2014 |accessdate=2015-09-19}}

External links

{{Commons category}}
  • {{es icon}} Las Tunas on EcuRed
  • {{es icon}} Las Tunas on Guije website
  • {{en icon}} Las Tunas on YourCasaParticular website
{{Provinces of Cuba|+capitals|province=Las Tunas}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Las Tunas}}

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