Prior to 1976, 'Oriente' (Spanish for East) was one of six
provinces of Cuba. It was known as "Santiago de Cuba Province" until 1905. The name is still used to refer to the eastern part of the country.
The territory of "Oriente" is nowadays represented by 5 provinces:
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Las Tunas Province
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Granma Province
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Holguín Province
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Santiago de Cuba Province
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Guantánamo Province