Cuban provinces and the special municipality, found on the map
Find all 15 provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. Zoom in to distinguish Havana, Artemisa and Mayabeque.
16 to find, 8 a run.
2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
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Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Artemisa
- Camagüey
- Ciego de Ávila
- Cienfuegos
- Granma
- Guantánamo
- Holguín
- Isla de la Juventud
- La Habana
- Las Tunas
- Matanzas
- Mayabeque
- Pinar del Río
- Sancti Spíritus
- Santiago de Cuba
- Villa Clara
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Pinar del Río
- Its administrative centre is Pinar del Río. Viñales and the tobacco-growing Vuelta Abajo lie in this western province.
- Artemisa
- Its administrative centre is Artemisa. Created in 2011, it includes Mariel on the north coast and part of the Sierra del Rosario.
- La Habana
- The capital province is separate from Artemisa and Mayabeque; it is not the former surrounding Havana province.
- Mayabeque
- Its administrative centre is San José de las Lajas. Mayabeque was created in 2011 and extends south to the Gulf of Batabanó.
- Matanzas
- Its administrative centre is Matanzas. Varadero lies on the north coast; the Zapata wetlands occupy the south.
- Villa Clara
- Its administrative centre is Santa Clara. Its northern coast includes cays, while Santa Clara anchors the interior.
- Cienfuegos
- Its administrative centre is Cienfuegos. Its capital faces a sheltered bay on the Caribbean coast.
- Sancti Spíritus
- Its administrative centre is Sancti Spíritus. Trinidad and part of the Guamuhaya mountains lie in this province.
- Ciego de Ávila
- Its administrative centre is Ciego de Ávila. Morón and the northern cays of Jardines del Rey are part of the province.
- Camagüey
- Its administrative centre is Camagüey. The province reaches both coasts and includes the northern port of Nuevitas.
- Las Tunas
- Its administrative centre is Las Tunas. This eastern province reaches the north coast and the Gulf of Guacanayabo in the south.
- Holguín
- Its administrative centre is Holguín. Its coast includes Gibara and the mining and industrial town of Moa.
- Granma
- Its administrative centre is Bayamo. The Cauto lowlands and the northern slopes of the Sierra Maestra shape the province.
- Santiago de Cuba
- Its administrative centre is Santiago de Cuba. Its capital faces a deep harbour south of the Sierra Maestra’s eastern reaches.
- Guantánamo
- Its administrative centre is Guantánamo. Baracoa lies on the wetter north coast, across the mountains from the provincial capital.
- Isla de la Juventud
- Its administrative centre is Nueva Gerona. It is a special municipality, separate from the 15 provinces, and was formerly called Isla de Pinos.
How this one works
How many provinces and the special municipality are on the map?
16. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Cuba page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 16 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Cuba keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Cuba
Afghanistan has the same map in Provinces of Afghanistan. Argentina has the same map in Argentine provinces and Buenos Aires. Belgium has the same map in Belgian provinces and Brussels. Bulgaria has the same map in Bulgarian provinces. Cambodia has the same map in Cambodia’s provinces and capital. Canada has the same map in Canadian provinces and territories. China has the same map in Chinese provinces. Costa Rica has the same map in Costa Rican provinces. Dominican Republic has the same map in Dominican provinces and National District. Ecuador has the same map in Ecuadorian provinces. Indonesia has the same map in Indonesian provinces. Iran has the same map in Iranian provinces. Laos has the same map in Laos’s provinces and capital. Mongolia has the same map in Mongolian aimags. Nepal has the same map in Nepali provinces. Netherlands has the same map in Dutch provinces. Panama has the same map in Panamanian provinces and comarcas. South Africa has the same map in South African provinces. South Korea has the same map in South Korean divisions. Sri Lanka has the same map in Provinces of Sri Lanka. Thailand has the same map in Thai provinces and Bangkok. Türkiye has the same map in Turkish provinces. Vietnam has the same map in Vietnamese provinces and municipalities. All three together on the Cuba atlas page, the country itself on the Cuba guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.