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Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba Province · Cuba
City population
555,865
#2
in Cuba
#1
in Santiago de Cuba Province
#1,001
worldwide
HavanaSantiago de Cuba
20.023, -75.822 · 761 km from Havana
City population
555,865
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#2
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,001
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
5.1%
of the national population

About Santiago de Cuba

Home to 5.1% of Cuba's population, Santiago de Cuba is the country's second-largest city by population, 761 km from Havana. The city proper holds 555,865 residents. Three substantial cities lie within 70 km: Palma Soriano (102,826 residents, 28 km away), Guantánamo (272,801, 65 km), and San Luis (67,293, 19 km).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Cuba
#2of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Santiago de Cuba Province
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Santiago de Cuba Province
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
761 km
to Havana
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
20.023, -75.822
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.

19KMSan Luis67K people28KMPalma Soriano103K people54KMContramaestre70K people65KMGuantánamo273K people70KMCueto27K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Santiago de Cuba556K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Santiago de Cuba compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Santiago de Cuba556K

Santiago de Cuba Population FAQ

What is the population of Santiago de Cuba?

Santiago de Cuba has a city population of 555,865. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Santiago de Cuba?

Santiago de Cuba is in Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba, 761 km from the capital, Havana. Its coordinates are 20.023, -75.822.

How big is Santiago de Cuba compared with other cities in Cuba?

It is the 2nd largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, holding 5.1% of the national population.

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