Pinar del Río Province

Statistics
Capital:	Pinar del Río
Area:	10,904.03km²
Inhabitants:	726,574
Population Density:	66.63 per km²
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Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.

The Pinar del Río province has one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico. The mountains are divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and the westerly Sierra de los Organos. These form a landscape characterised by steep sided limestone hills and flat, fertile valleys.

The province relies on tobacco farming, with Pinar del Río producing 70% of Cuba's crop, used to make the cigars that are so prized overseas. The best tobacco, used for more expensive cigar brands, is grown in the flat lands of San Juan y Martínez. Tourism in the Viñales Valley is another important part of the economy.

Municipalities

Famous people from Pinar del Río

Omar Ajete - baseball player
Danys Baez - baseball player
José Contreras - baseball player
Silvia Costa - high jumper
Emeterio González - javelin thrower
Pedro Luis Lazo - baseball player
Omar Linares - baseball player
Alay Soler - baseball player

Other websites

Official site Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
Visit Hotel Pinar del Río (in English)
Villa Maria La Gorda Archived 2015-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
Villa Cabo San Antonio Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
Hotel Moka, Las Terrazas, Pinar del Río Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine (in English)

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