municipality · Las Tunas
Las Tunas
Las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976.
Overview
Las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976.
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Las Tunas is a municipality in Las Tunas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.967°, -76.950°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1759. Born here: José Gómez Mustelier, Cuban boxer (b. 1959), Irisberto Herrera, Cuban chess player (b. 1968) and Yoandys Lescay, Sprint athlete from Cuba (b. 1994).
It sits within the province of Las Tunas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Majibacoa (9 km to the south-east), Arroyo Muerto (15 km to the east), Omaja (26 km to the south-east) and Vázquez (30 km to the north-east).
It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.
Highlights
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What's near Las Tunas
Where to stay, eat & explore in Las Tunas
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Mercado Agropecuario Ferrocarril, Sosa, Memorial 26 de Julio, Betancourt, Velázquez, Santo Domingo, Cuartel 12 Columnas, Nuevo Sosa, Escultura de las tres columnas, Aurora, José Martí, Vicente Garcia, Casa de la Cultura Tomasa Varona, José Martí, Casa del Joven Creador (AHS), Museo Memorial Vicente García, Finlay, Teatro Guiñol, Primero, Aeropuerto, Aguilera, Casa Insólita, La Victoria and Catalina.
- Mercado Agropecuario Ferrocarril · market
- 0.2 km
- Sosa · district
- 0.3 km
- Memorial 26 de Julio · museum
- 0.6 km
- Betancourt · neighbourhood
- 0.7 km
- Velázquez · district
- 0.8 km
- Santo Domingo · district
- 1.0 km
- Cuartel 12 Columnas · ruins
- 1.0 km
- Nuevo Sosa · neighbourhood
- 1.1 km
- Escultura de las tres columnas · artwork
- 1.1 km
- Aurora · neighbourhood
- 1.1 km
- José Martí · artwork
- 1.1 km
- Vicente Garcia · memorial
- 1.1 km
- Casa de la Cultura Tomasa Varona · arts centre
- 1.1 km
- José Martí · memorial
- 1.2 km
- Casa del Joven Creador (AHS) · arts centre
- 1.2 km
- Museo Memorial Vicente García · museum
- 1.2 km
- Finlay · neighbourhood
- 1.2 km
- Teatro Guiñol · theatre
- 1.3 km
- Primero · neighbourhood
- 1.3 km
- Aeropuerto · district
- 1.6 km
- Aguilera · district
- 1.8 km
- Casa Insólita · museum
- 1.9 km
- La Victoria · district
- 2.7 km
- Catalina · hamlet
- 4.1 km
Around Las Tunas
321 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Las Tunas, across 27 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Las Tunas.
Notable near Las Tunas
Sede Universitaria Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Universities & colleges
The University of Las Tunas is a public university located in Las Tunas, Cuba. It was founded in 2009 and is organized in 4 Faculties.
José Martí
Attractions
José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was a political activist and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence". From…
🏛️ Culture & heritage 19
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3
🌾 Farming & fishing 4
🏭 Industry & resources 31
🏥 Health & care 16
🎓 Education 56
🏦 Civic & services 45
🚉 Transport 7
🏟️ Sport & leisure 19
⛪ Faith 28
🛒 Shops & markets 56
🛏️ Stay 37
What Las Tunas makes
36 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Las Tunas · Planta Eléctrica Fuel-Oil Las Tunas
🏭 Industry 31
ACINOX · Alquiler de Camiones de Carga · Base de Combustibles · Base de Ómnibus · …
🌱 Farming 3
Granja Avícola · Granja Avícola · Polo Productivo Melanio Ortiz
Official information and sources
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