Oriente 958174 219300649 2008-06-14T15:45:51Z Ml01172 4312425 Serbian interwiki [[Image:Cuba1910sMap.jpg|thumb|300px|Cuba's provinces as shown on a 1910s map]] '''Oriente''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "East") was one of six [[provinces of Cuba]] until 1976. It was known as "Santiago de Cuba Province" before 1905. The name is still used to refer to the eastern part of the country. The provincial capital was [[Santiago de Cuba]]. The province was split up in 1976, with the administrative re-adjustment proclaimed by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976.<ref>Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991</ref>. The territory of "Oriente" is nowadays represented by 5 provinces: * [[Las Tunas Province]] * [[Granma Province]] * [[Holguín Province]] * [[Santiago de Cuba Province]] * [[Guantánamo Province]] Present day [[municipio|municipalities]] that were part of Oriente include {{Municipalities in Granma|list=yes}} in Granma Province, {{Municipalities in Guantánamo|list=yes}} in Guantánamo Province, {{Municipalities in Holguín|list=yes}} in Holguín Province, {{Municipalities in Las Tunas|list=yes}} in Las Tunas and {{Municipalities in Santiago de Cuba|list=yes}} in Santiago de Cuba Province. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Provinces of Cuba}} [[Category:Subdivisions of Cuba]] [[de:Oriente (Kuba)]] [[nl:Oriente]] [[pt:Oriente (antiga província)]] [[ru:Орьенте]] [[sr:Покрајина Оријенте]] [[sv:Oriente]] ---- {{Cuba-geo-stub}}