Map of Baracoa, Cuba
Baracoa is a city in Guantánamo Province, Cuba, with a population of about 48,362. It lies at 20.3471°N, 74.4962°W. Baracoa is about 871 km (541 mi) east of Havana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Moa, 59 km to the northwest.
Baracoa at a glance
Country
Region
Guantánamo Province
Population
48,362GeoNames
Coordinates
20.3471, -74.496220°20′50″N 74°29′46″W
Time zone
America/HavanaUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Havana
871 km (541 mi)
Where is Baracoa?
- The 43rd largest city in Cuba by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 54 min on the shortest day to 13 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Baracoa
- Moa — 59 km northwest
- Guantánamo — 78 km west
- San Luis — 142 km west
- Santiago de Cuba — 144 km west
- Banes — 145 km northwest
- Palma Soriano — 157 km west
- San Germán — 173 km west
- Ti Port-de-Paix — 180 km east, Haiti
- Port-de-Paix — 180 km east, Haiti
- Contramaestre — 182 km west
Largest cities in Guantánamo Province
- Guantánamo — 272,801
Largest cities in Cuba
- Havana — 2,163,824
- Santiago de Cuba — 555,865
- Camagüey — 347,562
- Holguín — 319,102
- Guantánamo — 272,801
- Santa Clara — 250,512
- Arroyo Naranjo — 210,053
- Las Tunas — 203,684
- Bayamo — 192,632
- Pinar del Río — 186,990
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.