The following are the 15 provinces of Cuba, along with their demonym or adjective form. Per Spanish morphology, the collective plural is made by adding an -s to pluralize the masculine singular forms listed, as in Cuba: cubano [masculine singular], cubana [feminine singular], cubanos [masculine plural] and cubanas [feminine plural].
Province | Demonym |
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Pinar del Río | pinareño/-a |
Artemisa | artemiseño/-a |
La Habana | habanero/-a |
Mayabeque | mayabequense |
Matanzas | matancero/-a |
Cienfuegos | cienfueguero/-a |
Villa Clara | villaclareño/-a |
Sancti Spíritus | espirituano/-a,
colloquial: yayabero/-a [1] |
Ciego de Ávila | avileño/-a |
Camagüey | camagüeyano/-a |
Las Tunas | tunero/-a |
Granma | granmense |
Holguín | holguinero/-a |
Santiago de Cuba | santiaguero/-a |
Guantánamo | guantanamero/-a |
The majority of these provinces are named after their capital city, with the exception of:
Other places in Cuba and their adjective forms or demonyms are Baracoa (baracoense), Moa (moense), Florida (floridano/-a), Palma Soriano (palmero/-a), Manzanillo (manzanillero/-a), Trinidad (trinitario/-a).