Jobabo is a municipality and town in the
Las Tunas Province of
Cuba
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. It is located in the southern part of the province, south of
Las Tunas, the provincial capital.
Overview
Jobabo is named from the
taino word jobabol, meaning ''"a place where many jobo trees grow"''.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Jobabo had a population of 49,403.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ...
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List of cities in Cuba
This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages. All figu ...
References
External links
Populated places in Las Tunas Province
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