The Municipio of Artemisa is one of the fifteen municipios that make up the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba. This municipio covers a surface of 396 square kilometers.

Note: A "municipio" (plural: municipios) is the first political division of the provinces in Cuba. It is similar, in many ways, to the county or parish in which a state is divided in the United States.

This municipio is located towards the south western end of Pinar del Río. To the north it borders with the municipios of Cabañas and Guanajay. To the east the Capellanías River serves as limit between the Municipio of Artemisa and those of San Antonio de los Baños y Alquízar, both of them in the province of La Habana. The Municipio of Candelaria is to the west. The Gulf of Batabanó washes Artemisa's southern coast.

Jurisdiction: City Hall was created January 1, 1879. During the First American Military Occupation of Cuba (1899-1902) the Municipios of Cayajabos and Mangas were deleted, their barrios added to those of Artemisa. In 1940 the Municipio of Artemisa was judicial party and part of the fiscal zone of Guanajay.

Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 35,735 persons.

Barrios: The "barrios" (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districts in which a county is divided in the United Sates.

The barrios of Artemisa in 1943 were: Cañas, Capellanías, Cayajabos, Dolores Uno, Dolores Dos, Guanímar, Mojanga, Pijirigua, Puerta de la Güira, Rural, Urbano and Virtudes.

Cañas: In 1943 this barrio had a population of 2,802 persons. Includes the town of Cañas, located in the plains of San Marcos, eight kilometers south of Artemisa's city.

Capellanías: This barrio had a population of 662 persons in 1943. Includes the town of Capellanías, located about six kilometers from Artemisa's city.

Cayajabos: The population of this barrio in 1943 was 3,348 persons. The seat of government of the barrio is the town of Cayajabos, which at the end of the 1800's was the seat of government of its own municipio.

Dolores Uno: Also called Dolores Primero. In 1943 it had a population of 2,859 persons. It is located next to the city of Artemisa.

Dolores Dos: Also called Dolores Segundo. In 1943 it had a population of 1,026 persons. This barrio is located next to the city of Artemisa.

Guanímar: Had a population of 547 persons in 1943. The seat of government of this barrio is located about eight kilometers from Artemisa's city.
Note: In the Municipio of Alquízar, in the province of La Habana and next to the one of Artemisa presented here, there is also a barrio called Guanímar.

Mojanga: The population of this barrio in 1943 was 1,124 people. It includes the town of Mojanga, which is located about four kilometers from the city of Artemisa.

Pijirigua: In 1943 this barrio had a population of 2,712 persons. Within its territory is included the town of Pijirigua, located next to the sugar mill Andorra and about four kilometers from the city of Artemisa.

Puerta de la Güira: This barrio had a population of 780 persons in 1943. The seat of government of the barrio is the town of Puerta de la Güira, which in the 1800's was the seat of government of its own municipio (integrated into the Municipio of Artemisa in 1879), designated as second class under the jurisdiction of Guanajay.

Rural: This barrio is on the outskirts of the city of Artemisa. In 1943 it had a population of 1,775 people.

Urbano: The center of the city of Artemisa. The population of this barrio in 1943 was 13,084 people.

Virtudes: In 1943 had a population of 855 persons. Includes the town of Virtudes.

Artemisa, Badón, Barrio Obrero, Callejón Portugués, Capellanías, Cayajabos, Central Lincoln, or Central Andorra, Central Pilar, Cuartelito, Cuatro Caminos, El Corojal, El Establo, El Mirador, El Porvenir, Ginebra, Guadalupe, Hevia, Incubadora, La Cachimba, La Carlota, La Clemencia, La Cuchilla, La Elena, La Esperanza, La Fuente, La Granada, La Lima, La Loma, La Mirita, La Minerva, La Nena, La Pastora, La Perla, La Rafaela, La Roncha, Las Cañas, Las Manguitas, Las Marías, Mangas, Mango Dulce, Maquinaria, Maravilla Roja, Mojanga, Neptuno, Oceguera, Ojo de Agua, Paradero Mangas, Pedregal, Pijirigua, Pitirre, Playa Majana, Puerta de la Güira, Quebrada de Yuro, Recompensa, San Isidro, San Justo, Santa Marta, Santa Rita, Santo Cristo, Trinidad, Virtudes.

Note: On August 13, 2004 hurricane Charley did much damage to this municipio. It is possible that some of the pictures presented here, the ones taken in 2003, are already part of history.