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Ciego de Avila

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Ciego de Avila

Province of central Cuba, bounded on the west by Sancti Spíritus province, and on the east by Camagüey; area 6,910 sq km/2,668 sq mi; population (2001 est) 401,200. The province is flat and largely agricultural with grassland areas in the north and swampland in the south. Sugar, citrus fruits, tobacco, coffee, and cacao are grown and cattle-raising is important. The provincial capital is the city of Ciego de Avila; population (2001 est) 118,400. There are sawmills, sugar refineries, distilleries, and bottling plants in the area.



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At the service in Ciego de Avila a representative from the city council was present, as well as two persons from the "ideological" section of the provincial Communist Party.
Civil Defense officials warned residents to expect mudslides and coastal flooding in the eastern part of the island up to Cayo Coco, a small island popular with tourists north of Ciego de Avila in central Cuba, and urged them to avoid the streets.
Two British firms are currently working in the Ciego de Avila oil fields.
 
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