The second largest in Cuba, Matanzas province is largely flat, with its highest point (Pan de Matanzas) at only 380m above sea level.
The north-western coast is largely rocky, with a few beaches, while the north-eastern coast has numerous small cays of its coast (part of Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago), and scrubland and mangroves near the shoreline. Cuba's northernmost point is located in on Hicacos Peninsula.
The southern coast has one of Cuba's most distinctive features: an enormous marsh, Ciénaga de Zapata that covers both the southern part of the province and the Zapata Peninsula. East of the peninsula lies the Bay of Pigs, the site of the failed US backed invasion.
Municipalities
From 1976 to 2010 Matanzas was sub-divided into 14 municipalities.[3] Starting from 2011, the municipality of Varadero was abolished and merged to Cárdenas. Thus Matanzas now has 13 municipalities.
Source: Population from 2004 Census.[4]Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[5]
Demographics
In 2004, the province of Matanzas had a population of 675,980.[4] With a total area of 11,802.72 km2 (4,557.06 sq mi),[6] the province had a population density of 57.3/km2 (148/sq mi).
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Further reading
New York Public Library (1912). "Cuba: History and Description: Special Places: Matanzas (Province)". List of Works Relating to the West Indies.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matanzas Province.
Provincial portal
February 07, 2023
matanzas, province, matanzas, spanish, pronunciation, maˈtansas, provinces, cuba, major, towns, province, include, cárdenas, colón, jovellanos, capital, same, name, matanzas, resort, town, varadero, also, located, this, province, province, cubacoat, armscountr. Matanzas Spanish pronunciation maˈtansas is one of the provinces of Cuba Major towns in the province include Cardenas Colon Jovellanos and the capital of the same name Matanzas The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province Matanzas ProvinceProvince of CubaCoat of armsCountryCubaCapitalMatanzasArea 1 Total11 798 02 km2 4 555 24 sq mi Population 2010 12 31 1 Total690 113 Density58 km2 150 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Area code 53 52ISO 3166 codeCU 04HDI 2019 0 789 2 high 4th of 16Websitewww matanceros gob cu esAmong Cuban provinces Matanzas is one of the most industrialized with petroleum wells refineries supertanker facilities and 21 sugar mills to process the harvests of the fields of sugarcane in the province Contents 1 Geography 2 Municipalities 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksGeography EditThe second largest in Cuba Matanzas province is largely flat with its highest point Pan de Matanzas at only 380m above sea level The north western coast is largely rocky with a few beaches while the north eastern coast has numerous small cays of its coast part of Sabana Camaguey Archipelago and scrubland and mangroves near the shoreline Cuba s northernmost point is located in on Hicacos Peninsula The southern coast has one of Cuba s most distinctive features an enormous marsh Cienaga de Zapata that covers both the southern part of the province and the Zapata Peninsula East of the peninsula lies the Bay of Pigs the site of the failed US backed invasion Municipalities EditFrom 1976 to 2010 Matanzas was sub divided into 14 municipalities 3 Starting from 2011 the municipality of Varadero was abolished and merged to Cardenas Thus Matanzas now has 13 municipalities Municipality Population 2004 Area km Location RemarksCalimete 29 736 958 22 32 2 N 80 54 35 W 22 53389 N 80 90972 W 22 53389 80 90972 Calimete Cardenas 103 087 566 23 02 34 N 81 12 13 W 23 04278 N 81 20361 W 23 04278 81 20361 Cardenas Cienaga de Zapata 8 750 4 320 22 17 17 N 81 11 51 W 22 28806 N 81 19750 W 22 28806 81 19750 Playa Larga Playa LargaColon 71 579 597 22 43 21 N 80 54 23 W 22 72250 N 80 90639 W 22 72250 80 90639 Colon Jaguey Grande 57 771 882 22 31 46 N 81 07 57 W 22 52944 N 81 13250 W 22 52944 81 13250 Jaguey Grande Jovellanos 58 685 505 22 48 38 N 81 11 52 W 22 81056 N 81 19778 W 22 81056 81 19778 Jovellanos Limonar 25 421 449 22 57 22 N 81 24 31 W 22 95611 N 81 40861 W 22 95611 81 40861 Limonar Los Arabos 25 702 762 22 44 24 N 80 42 57 W 22 74000 N 80 71583 W 22 74000 80 71583 Los Arabos Marti 23 475 1 070 22 57 9 N 80 55 0 W 22 95250 N 80 91667 W 22 95250 80 91667 Marti Matanzas 143 706 317 23 03 5 N 81 34 30 W 23 05139 N 81 57500 W 23 05139 81 57500 Matanzas Province capitalPedro Betancourt 32 218 388 22 43 50 N 81 17 27 W 22 73056 N 81 29083 W 22 73056 81 29083 Pedro Betancourt Perico 31 147 278 22 46 31 N 81 00 54 W 22 77528 N 81 01500 W 22 77528 81 01500 Perico Union de Reyes 40 022 856 22 48 2 N 81 32 13 W 22 80056 N 81 53694 W 22 80056 81 53694 Union de Reyes Varadero 24 681 32 23 08 23 N 81 17 10 W 23 13972 N 81 28611 W 23 13972 81 28611 Varadero Abolished in 2010Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLSource Population from 2004 Census 4 Area from 1976 municipal re distribution 5 Demographics EditIn 2004 the province of Matanzas had a population of 675 980 4 With a total area of 11 802 72 km2 4 557 06 sq mi 6 the province had a population density of 57 3 km2 148 sq mi See also Edit Cuba portalReferences Edit a b Lugar que ocupa el territorio segun la superficie y la poblacion PDF Una MIRADA a Cuba in Spanish Oficina Nacional de Estadisticas Cuba 2010 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Atenas cu Municipalities of Matanzas Archived from the original on 2007 09 11 Retrieved 2007 10 02 a b Atenas cu 2004 2004 Population trends by Province and Municipality in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 10 06 Statoids July 2003 Municipios of Cuba Retrieved 2007 10 06 Government of Cuba 2002 Population by Province in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 10 02 Further reading EditNew York Public Library 1912 Cuba History and Description Special Places Matanzas Province List of Works Relating to the West Indies External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matanzas Province Provincial portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matanzas Province amp oldid 1128240166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
