Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of cuba it has about 1.2 million people and the largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative centre. largest cities:

  • Santiago de Cuba; 554,000 (population)
  • Palma Soriano; 125,000
  • Contramaestre; 88,000
  • Mayari; 80,000
  • San Luis; 65,000
  • Songo-la maya; 50,000

The provinces cities grow fast and the province is rich in material resources such as iron nickel.