Candelaria, Cuba

Candelaria is a municipality and city in the Artemisa Province of Cuba. Before 2011 belonged to Pinar del Río Province The municipality is divided into the barrios of Bayate, Carambola, Frías, Lomas, Pasto Rico, Pueblo, Pueblo Nuevo, Punta Brava, Río Hondo, San Juan de Contreras, San Juan del Norte and Las Terrazas. It was founded in 1809, and established as a municipality in 1880. In 2004, the municipality of Candelaria had a population of 19,523. With a total area of 299 km (115 sq mi), it has a population density of 65.3 /km (169 /sq mi).