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Santiago de Cuba

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Santiago de Cuba

Total population

433,406

Founded

1514

Elevation82 m
Land area1032 km²
Coordinates20.02°, -75.83°

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City facts

Founded
1514
Elevation
82 m
Area
1032 km²
Time zone
Q5390
Official website
www.santiago.gob.cu/es

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
20.0214
Longitude
-75.8295
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,432
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cuban Emerald
    Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835) · Aves
    1,215
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,208
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,194
  • Cuban Blackbird
    Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839) · Aves
    952
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    931
  • Greater Antillean Grackle
    Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    926
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    900
  • Common Ground-Dove
    Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    827

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
64
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2024-12-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.21
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,901

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8,571
Avg daily Wikipedia views
286
Attention level
Modest

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Santiago de Cuba

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library