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Guantánamo

Guantanamo Province · Cuba
City population
272,801
#5
in Cuba
#1
in Guantanamo Province
#2,093
worldwide
HavanaGuantánamo
20.144, -75.209 · 812 km from Havana
City population
272,801
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#5
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,093
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
2.5%
of the national population

About Guantánamo

Guantánamo is a city in Guantanamo Province, Cuba with a population of 272,801. It is the 5th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 2,093rd largest worldwide. It lies 812 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#5of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Guantanamo Province
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Guantanamo Province
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
812 km
to Havana
Elevation
56 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
20.144, -75.209
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

Nearby Cities

All 123 in Cuba

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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