Tercer Frente (,
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for "Third Front") is a municipality in the
Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis and Songo-la Maya.
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of
Cuba
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. It is centered on the town, and municipal seat, of Cruce de los Baños.
Geography
The municipality is located in the western part of the province, neighboring the province of
Granma, and borders with the municipalities of
Guisa
Guisa is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located south-east of Bayamo, the provincial capital.
Demographics
In 2003, the municipality of Guisa had a population of 50,923. With a total area of , it has a populati ...
,
Jiguaní
Jiguaní () is a town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located east of Bayamo, the provincial capital.
Overview
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Babiney, Baire, Bijagual, La Villa, Los Negros, Maffo, Rihito ...
,
Contramaestre
Contramaestre (Spanish for "boatswain") is a Cuban town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province.
Geography
The municipality is located in the western part of the province, neighboring the provinces of Granma and Holguín; and borders ...
,
Palma Soriano
Palma Soriano is a Cuban city and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province. With a population of 125,385 in the city proper, it is the second-largest in the province and the 16th-largest in Cuba.
History
The city was founded in 1825, unitin ...
and
Guamá
Guamá (died c. 1532) was a Taíno rebel chief who led a rebellion against Spanish rule in Cuba in the 1530s. Legend states that Guamá was first warned about the Spanish conquistador by Hatuey, a Taíno cacique from the island of Hispaniola. ...
.
It includes the town of Cruce de los Baños and the villages of El Yayal, Manaca and Matias.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Tercer Frente had a population of 30,457.
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 Santiago de Cuba Province
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