BPL2_CU
Municipality of birth, Cuba; [Level 2; consistent boundaries, GIS]
Codes and Frequencies
Description
BPL2_CU indicates the person's municipality of birth within Cuba. Birthplace municipality codes in BPL2_CU are compatible with codes in GEO2_CU.
Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.
Comparability — General
Where officially defined municipalities have populations less than 20,000, they have been regionalized (combined) with neighboring municipalities.
Boundary changes for BPL2_CU are too numerous to list here, but users should be aware that there were changes over time.
Universe
- Cuba 2002: All persons
- Cuba 2012: All persons
Availability
- Cuba: 2002, 2012
