Victoria de las Tunas

Victoria de las Tunas, city, eastern Cuba. It is located about 45 miles (72 km) west of Holguín.

The city is principally a commercial and manufacturing centre for a rich agricultural and pastoral hinterland, whose major yields are sugarcane, bananas, oranges, and cattle; beeswax and honey are also produced. Deposits of both iron ore and marble are located in the vicinity. Victoria de las Tunas is on the country’s Central Highway and on a major rail line, 140 miles (225 km) northwest of Santiago de Cuba. The city has an airport. Pop. (2002) 143,582; (2011 est.) 153,982.