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![Hierarchy of Santiago de Cuba (province)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Santiago de Cuba (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 20 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 20.2500 decimal degrees |
Long: 076 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -76.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Terrain is mostly mountainous except for Central Valley, drained by the Río Cauto; site of nation's highest peak, Pico Turquino; Sierra Maestra sheltered Fidel Castro's forces during late 1950s; produces coffee, cacao, corn, pines & junipers. |
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Santiago de Cuba (preferred,C,V)
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Provincia de Santiago de Cuba (C,V,O)
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Santiago de Cuba, Provincia de (C,V)
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Santiago de Cuba province (C,O,display)
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CU15 (C,U,FIPS)
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![Hierarchy of Cuba (nation)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Cuba (nation) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Cuba (nation) (P) |
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Cuba (island) (P) |
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province (preferred, C) |
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part of former Oriente province until 1976 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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agricultural land (C) |
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