Central Provinces and Berar 1946, yielding another Congress majority, and Shukla again became Premier. India became independent on 15 August and the Central Provinces & Berar became a province of the Dominion of India. The princely states, which were under the Central Provinces before 1936, were merged into the province, and organized into new districts. When the Constitution of India went into effect in 1950, the Central Provinces & Berar was reorganized with territorial changes as the state of Madhya Pradesh, which name also means "Central Province." After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became part of India as Madhya Pradesh.
Provinces of Cuba to 1976, Cuba was divided into 6 provinces, which maintained with little changes the same boundaries and capital cities, although with modifications in official names. These "historical" provinces are the following (from west to east): "Pop. = Population. Source: Cuba census 2002" Presidents of the Provincial Assemblies of People's Power in each province in the country (local governments). Provinces of Cuba Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and a special municipality that's not included in any province. The last modification was approved in August 2010 (by the Cuban National Assembly), splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa (which