GUINES

city, eastern La Habana provincia, west-central Cuba. The city is situated in a fertile agricultural region, where irrigation facilitates the crops of sugarcane, tobacco, and various fruits and vegetables for which the region is known; cattle also are raised. Cigar factories, textile mills, and canneries are located in the city; sugar refineries are on the outskirts. Gines is accessible by railroad and highway from Havana. Pop. (1988 est.) 55,420.