Guantánamo

Also known as Guantanamo

thumb|Main street in front of the post office Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.

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Guantánamo is a city and municipality in southeastern Cuba that serves as the capital of Guantánamo Province. It is significant as an administrative center for the region, though the name is also widely known internationally due to the U.S. naval base located nearby.

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Place details

Locality: Guantánamo
Region: Guantánamo Province
Country: Cuba
Population: 272,801

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Guantánamo
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: framelessPlaya Baracoaframeless
Settlement.image_caption: Iglesia La Milagrosa
Settlement.image_seal: Seal of the Province of Guantánamo, Cuba.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x90px
Settlement.image_map: Guantánamo (Cuban municipal map).png
Settlement.map_caption: Guantánamo municipality (red) within Guantánamo Province (yellow) and Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Guantánamo
Settlement.leader_title: President
Settlement.leader_name: Idaliena Díaz Casamayor
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1797
Settlement.area_total_km2: 741.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: guantanamera
Population: 228436
Area: 741.4
Elevation: 46
Image: Guantánamo - Main street in front of post office.jpg
Dialing code: 21

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Commons category: Guantánamo
inception: 1510-00-00
Commons gallery: Guantánamo
postal code: 95100
P8168: Johann Holetschek
P12749: Leningrad Oblast

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Contents

History
Geography
United States Naval Base
Demographics
Notable Guantanameros
Transport
Car
Railway
Airport
The song "Guantanamera"
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Main street in front of the post office Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.

Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port near the site of a U.S. naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool. These are traditional parts of the economy.