The name that comes from the Spanish toponymy alludes to the geographical space in which the first people  settled, is one of the most privileged territories for its variety of natural resources and cultural traditions.

This city is modest, neoclassical, eclectic, with a mixture of portals with columns topped with capitals, red tiles, windows and doors with two leaves.

In 1859, was transformed into a villa and given the development that reached, on September 10, 1867 was granted by "Royal Decree of the Queen of Spain, Isabel II", the title of "City" to Pinar del Rio. On July 9, 1878, the province of the same name was formed.