city, northeastern Las Tunas provincia, eastern Cuba. Lying on sheltered Puerto Padre Bay, off the Atlantic Ocean, the city is a commercial and manufacturing centre for a fertile irrigated hinterland. Sugarcane, tobacco, fruit, and livestock produced in the area are processed in the city, which also contains brickyards and sawmills. Saltworks, asphalt deposits, and a thermal-power plant are situated nearby. The city is connected by highway to Holgun city. Pop. (1989 est.) 56,727.
PUERTO PADRE
Meaning of PUERTO PADRE in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012