History
Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces (from west to east):
- Pinar del Río
- La Habana, included the city of Havana, Mayabeque and some municipalities of the current Artemisa Province (prior to 1970: 5 municipalities; from 1970 to 2011, 8 municipalities, including Artemisa city itself)
- Matanzas
- Las Villas (before 1940, "Santa Clara"), contained the present day provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus
- Camagüey (before 1899, "Puerto Príncipe"), contained the present day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila, as well as some two municipalities of the current Las Tunas Province (prior to 1970).
- Oriente (before 1905, "Santiago de Cuba"), contained the present day provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo
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