Yateras is a municipality in the Guantánamo Province

Guantánamo Province

Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province surrounds the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.-History:...

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. The municipal seat is located in the town of Palenque, in the northern part of the province. Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801...

, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is partly located in this municipality.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s of Casimbas, Casisey Abajo, Casisey Arriba, Guayabal, Jamaica, Palmar, Río Seco, San Andrés, Sigual and Yateras.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Yateras had a population of 20,358. With a total area of 664 km² (256.4 sq mi), it has a population density of 30.7 /km2.