La Habana province,Cuba, is one of the provinces of Cuba. The city of Havana is a separate province, surrounded by the province of Havana. It had 723,000 people in the 2003 census. The largest city and capital is the city of Artemisa with a population of 75,000 in 2003. The second largest city is Guines (70,000).
La Habana province has borders with the city of Havana, Pinar del Rio, and Matanzas. It has coasts in the south and north and has dozens of towns and a few small cities which rank between the 20 and 40 largest of the island.
The southern coast of the province is characterised by swamps and wetlands.
Much of the La Habana province's agriculture is geared towards the production of food, primarily cattle, potatoes and fruit. Unlike much of Cuba, sugar and tobacco play only a small role in the province's economy. There is also much industrialisation in the province, with numerous electricity plants and sugar mills.
== Municipalities ==
# Alquízar (Alquízar)
# Artemisa (Artemisa)
# Batabanó (Batabanó)
# Bauta (Bauta)
# Bejucal (Bejucal)
# Caimito (Caimito)
# Centro Habana (Centro Habana)
# Cerro (Cerro)
# Cotorro (Cotorro)
# Diez de Octubre (Diez de Octubre)
# Guanabacoa (Guanabacoa)
# Guanajay (Guanajay)
# Güines (Güines)
# Güira de Melena (Güira de Melena)
# Habana del Este (Habana del Este)
# Habana Vieja (Habana Vieja)
# Jaruco (Jaruco)
# La Víbora (La Víbora)
# La Palma (La Palma)
# Los Pinos (Los Pinos)
# Madruga (Madruga)
# Marianao (Marianao)
# Mariel (Mariel)
# Melena del Sur (Melena del Sur)
# Nueva Paz (Nueva Paz)
# Nuevo Vedado (Nuevo Vedado)
# Quivicán (Quivicán)
# Regla (Regla)
# San Antonio de los Baños (San Antonio de los Baños)
# San Francisco de Paula (San Francisco de Paula)
# San José de las Lajas (San José de las Lajas)
# San Nicolás (San Nicolás)
# Santa Cruz del Norte (Santa Cruz del Norte)
# Vedado (Vedado)
