La Palma is a municipality and town in the
Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.
Geography
The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guanig ...
of
Cuba
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. It is located in the northern part of the province, on the coast of the
Straits of Florida
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, north of
Consolación del Sur
Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. Also called the ''Athens of Vueltabajo'', it was founded in 1690.
Geography
It is located in a major rice-growing area; tobacco is also cultivated as in muc ...
and north-east of
Viñales
Viñales is a town and municipality in the north-central Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. The town consists mostly of one-story wooden houses with porches. The municipality is dominated by low mountain ranges of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico su ...
.
Overview
The
Viñales Valley
Viñales Valley ( es, Valle de Viñales) is a karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of and is located in the Sierra de los Órganos mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), just north of Viñales in the Pinar del Río Province. In ...
World Heritage Site
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is located east of La Palma, while the
Sierra del Rosario
Sierra del Rosario is a mountain range in the provinces of Pinar del Río Province, Pinar del Río and Artemisa Province, Artemisa, western Cuba. It is located in the eastern part of the Guaniguanico range and, along with the Sierra de los Órgano ...
Biosphere Reserve
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extends to the east.
Cayo Levisa
Cayo Levisa is a cay in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. Accessible only through boats from Palma Rubia, the white sand beaches on its north coast attract tourism. It has several snorkeling and diving sites. It is part of the Colorados Archipelago c ...
, a popular tourist attraction, is a
cay
A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great ...
of the
Colorados Archipelago
The Colorados Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de los Colorados, also called ''Archipiélago de Santa Isabel'' and ''Archipiélago de Guaniguanico'') is a chain of isles and cays on Cuba's north-western coast.
The sea surrounding the islands is u ...
, located north of the municipality's northern coast.
La Palma Municipal Museum
La Palma Municipal Museum is a museum located in the Martí street in La Palma, Cuba. The building was constructed in 1892 and was owned by José López Queipo. It was established as a museum on 31 May 1982.
The museum holds 11 sections (history ...
is located in the Martí street.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of La Palma had a population of 35,426.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
See also
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Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ...
*
List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
Populated places in Pinar del Río Province
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