[1] It is located in a major rice-growing area; tobacco is also cultivated as in much of the Pinar del Río Province.

Wards (consejos populares) of the municipality include Villa I, Villa II, Pueblo Nuevo, Arroyo de Agua, Crucero de Echevarría, El Canal, Entronque de Herradura, Herradura, Entronque de Pilotos, Pilotos, Puerta de Golpe, and Alonso Rojas.

In 2004, the municipality of Consolación del Sur had a population of 87,500.

There are three churches in this town, one Roman Catholic parish (dedicated to "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria", or Our Lady of the Purification) and two Protestant churches.

There is also the Consolación del Sur Municipal Museum.