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 ...

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. It is located in the northern part of the province, on the coast of the

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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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 .

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Populated places in Pinar del Río Province {{Cuba-geo-stub

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