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It has Bayamo as capital city and was the second town founded by Diego Velázquez in 1513, under the name of San Salvador de Bayamo and that was the first capital of the Republic at Arms. Known as the “Ciudad Monumento de Cuba” (Cuba`s Monument City) and “Cuna de la Nacionalidad” (The Cradle of Nationality,) it offers a varied historical cultural tourism product. The province has other destinations of interest such as the City of Manzanillo and its natural parks.

Capital: Bayamo

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Extension: 8 375 sq. km

Municipalities: Bayamo, Manzanillo, Campechuela, Jiguaní, Pilón, Niquero, Bartolomé Masó, Buey Arriba, Guisa, Media Luna, Rio Cauto, Yara and Cauto Cristo. Denonym: granmense

Limits: it limits to the north with the provinces of Las Tunas and Holguín, to the east with the provinces of Holguín and Santiago de Cuba, to the south with the province of Santiago de Cuba and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west with the Golfo de Guacanayabo.

Access: by air it can be accessed through the Sierra Maestra in Manzanillo and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes airports in Bayamo, while by land the main access route is the Carretera Central (National Central Road.)