Cuba's cities at a glance
Dots sized by population · Havana in orange
Cuba has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 14 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Havana with 2,163,824 people, followed by Santiago de Cuba (555,865) and Camagüey (347,562). The three largest cities together hold about 28.2% of the country's 10.9 million people.
The capital, Havana, is also the largest city.
By region, the most large cities are in Villa Clara Province (6), Camagüey (3), Granma Province (3).
Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Cuba population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Cuba atlas.
Cuba cities by population
| # | City | Region | Population | Share of Cuba |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HavanaCapital | Havana | 2,163,824 | 19.9% |
| 2 | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba Province | 555,865 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Camagüey | Camagüey | 347,562 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Holguín | Holguín Province | 319,102 | 2.9% |
| 5 | Guantánamo | Guantánamo Province | 272,801 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Santa Clara | Villa Clara Province | 250,512 | 2.3% |
| 7 | Las Tunas | Las Tunas Province | 203,684 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Bayamo | Granma Province | 192,632 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 186,990 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos Province | 186,644 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Matanzas | Matanzas Province | 146,733 | 1.3% |
| 12 | Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila Province | 142,027 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Manzanillo | Granma Province | 128,188 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Sancti Spíritus | Sancti Spíritus Province | 127,069 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Moa | Holguín Province | 92,852 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Güira de Melena | Artemisa | 69,879 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Güines | Mayabeque | 68,935 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Artemisa | Artemisa | 68,073 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Colón | Matanzas Province | 63,882 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Florida | Camagüey | 63,007 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara Province | 62,073 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Placetas | Villa Clara Province | 55,408 | 0.5% |
| 23 | San José de las Lajas | Mayabeque | 54,847 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Jagüey Grande | Matanzas Province | 54,363 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Nuevitas | Camagüey | 54,022 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Bartolomé Masó | Granma Province | 53,024 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Corralillo | Villa Clara Province | 51,881 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Baracoa | Guantánamo Province | 48,362 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara Province | 45,476 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Ranchuelo | Villa Clara Province | 43,695 | 0.4% |
Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest city in Cuba?
Havana, with about 2,163,824 inhabitants (city proper).
What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana — population 2,163,824, the largest city in the country.
How many cities in Cuba have over one million people?
1: Havana.
Are these metropolitan-area populations?
No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.
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