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Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba. It is the capital of Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río Province

Pinar del R?o is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba....
.

Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.

Neighborhoods in the city include La Conchita, La Coloma, Briones Montoto and Las Ovas.

city was originally founded by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 as Nueva Filipina (New Philippine), and was renamed Pinar del Río in 1774. It was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish.

city is located in a major tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
-growing area and is a centre of the cigar
Cigar

A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sumatra, the Philippines, and the Eastern United States....
 industry.

main secondary education institution is the University of Pinar del Rio
University of Pinar del Rio

The University of Pinar del R?o "Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca" is a university located in Pinar del R?o, Cuba. It was founded in 1972....
.

he 2002 national census, the following statistics were recorded:

In 2004, the municipality of Pinar del Río had a population of 190,532.






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Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba. It is the capital of Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río Province

Pinar del R?o is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba....
.

Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.

Neighborhoods in the city include La Conchita, La Coloma, Briones Montoto and Las Ovas.

History

The city was originally founded by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 as Nueva Filipina (New Philippine), and was renamed Pinar del Río in 1774. It was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish.

Economy

The city is located in a major tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
-growing area and is a centre of the cigar
Cigar

A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sumatra, the Philippines, and the Eastern United States....
 industry.

Education

The main secondary education institution is the University of Pinar del Rio
University of Pinar del Rio

The University of Pinar del R?o "Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca" is a university located in Pinar del R?o, Cuba. It was founded in 1972....
.

Demographics

In the 2002 national census, the following statistics were recorded:
  • Area: 70.7 km² (city); 708km² (municipality)
  • Population: 189,221 (total); 152,200 (city); 30,417 (surrounding rural area)
  • Density: 270,4 /km²


In 2004, the municipality of Pinar del Río had a population of 190,532. With a total area of , it has a population density of .

Art

The international exhibited Cuban painter, Mario Bencomo
Mario Bencomo

Mario Bencomo is a well known, Miami based artist.His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Detroit Institute of Art, Norton Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, La Habana, Cuba, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C., Frederick R....
, was born here.

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