Mantua, Cuba

Mantua is a municipality and city in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1719 under the name Guane del Norte. In 1866 it was established as a municipality. The settlement of Mantua is a National Monument of Cuba. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Arroyos, Bartolo, Cabezas, Coronel Pozo (Lázaro), Fidel Pedraja, Guayabo, Macurijes, Mantua, Montezuelo and Pablo Suárez. In 2004, the municipality of Mantua had a population of 26,065. With a total area of 915 km (353 sq mi), it has a population density of 28.5 /km (74 /sq mi).