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City profile · Cuba · North America

Baracoa

Guantanamo Province · Cuba
City population
48,362
#44
in Cuba
#2
in Guantanamo Province
#11,774
worldwide
HavanaBaracoa
20.348, -74.497 · 871 km from Havana
City population
48,362
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#44
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,774
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
0.4%
of the national population

About Baracoa

Baracoa is a city in Guantanamo Province, Cuba with a population of 48,362. It is the 44th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 11,774th largest worldwide. It lies 871 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#44of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Guantanamo Province
#2of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Guantanamo Province
Rank in region
#2of 4
Distance to capital
871 km
to Havana
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
20.348, -74.497
Record updated
2026-06-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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