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HERNANDEZ MONDEJAR, Wiliam. Pinar del Río between lags and scrap. Rev Nov Pob [online]. 2014, vol.10, n.20, pp. 11-20. ISSN 1817-4078.

Thinking of Vueltavajeros´ backwarness, as they were known by the inhabitants of the province of Pinar del Rio are the result of recent history, make us ignorant of their past. In this sense, this paper intends to investigate the evolution and status of the population and settlement in the province, with particular socio-demographic indicators. For them it was based on three major themes. Evolution of the Population Settlement System according to the Population and Housing Census conducted in Cuba in 1970, 1981, 2002 and 2012, administrative-political changes in Cuba that have affected the county and the state and dynamics of socio-demographic, compared to the rest of the territories. Such analysis show that the number of settlements decreased, it happened in the 2011, as result of abduction of three of its municipalities, however it is the province with the largest weight of the dispersed population. In addition and as an expression of backwardness that still exist in the area, their socio-demographic indicators to identify the province as another Eastern part of Cuba. In this sense, the Balance Internal Migration tends to negative values in the 2002-2012 decade, confirming its status as a territory issuing population.

Palavras-chave : Pinar del Río; human settlement; political-administrative division; backwardness.

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