Matanzas Province

Matanzas Province
Matanzas Province
ProvinceofCuba
	Sign seen when entering the Province
	Coat of arms
Country	Cuba
Capital	Matanzas
Government
• President	Mario Felipe Sabines Lorenzo
Area
• Total	11,798.02 km2(4,555.24 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	710,127
• Density	60/km2(160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5(EST)
Area code	+53-52
ISO 3166 code	CU-04
HDI(2019)	0.789; high·4th of 16
Website	matanceros.gob.cu/es

Matanzas(Spanish pronunciation:[maˈtansas]) is one of theprovinces of Cuba.Major towns in the province includeCárdenas,Colón,Jovellanosand the capital of the same name,Matanzas.The resort town ofVaraderois also located in this province.

Among Cuban provinces, Matanzas is one of the mostindustrialized,withpetroleumwells, refineries,supertankerfacilities, and 21sugarmills to process theharvestsof the fields ofsugarcanein the province.

Geography

The second largest inCuba,Matanzas province is largely flat, with its highest point (Pan de Matanzas) at only 380m abovesea level.

The north-western coast is largely rocky, with a few beaches, while the north-eastern coast has numerous smallcaysof its coast (part ofSabana-Camaguey Archipelago), andscrublandandmangrovesnear the shoreline. Cuba's northernmost point is located in onHicacos Peninsula.

The southern coast has one of Cuba's most distinctive features: an enormousmarsh,Ciénaga de Zapatathat covers both the southern part of the province and theZapata Peninsula.East of the peninsula lies theBay of Pigs,the site of the failed US backedinvasion.

Municipalities

From 1976 to 2010 Matanzas was sub-divided into 14 municipalities.^[3] Starting from 2011, the municipality ofVaraderowas abolished and merged toCárdenas.Thus Matanzas now has 13 municipalities.

Municipality	Population (2004)	Population (2022)	Area (km²)	Location	Remarks
Calimete	29,736	27,210	958	22°32′2″N80°54′35″W/ 22.53389°N 80.90972°W/22.53389; -80.90972(Calimete)
Cárdenas	103,087	158,332	566	23°02′34″N81°12′13″W/ 23.04278°N 81.20361°W/23.04278; -81.20361(Cárdenas)
Cienaga de Zapata	10,394	10,394	4,320	22°17′17″N81°11′51″W/ 22.28806°N 81.19750°W/22.28806; -81.19750(Playa Larga)	Playa Larga
Colón	71,579	68,021	597	22°43′21″N80°54′23″W/ 22.72250°N 80.90639°W/22.72250; -80.90639(Colón)
Jagüey Grande	57,771	59,600	882	22°31′46″N81°07′57″W/ 22.52944°N 81.13250°W/22.52944; -81.13250(Jagüey Grande)
Jovellanos	58,685	57,216	505	22°48′38″N81°11′52″W/ 22.81056°N 81.19778°W/22.81056; -81.19778(Jovellanos)
Limonar	25,421	26,708	449	22°57′22″N81°24′31″W/ 22.95611°N 81.40861°W/22.95611; -81.40861(Limonar)
Los Arabos	25,702	23,111	762	22°44′24″N80°42′57″W/ 22.74000°N 80.71583°W/22.74000; -80.71583(Los Arabos)
Martí	23,475	21,582	1,070	22°57′9″N80°55′0″W/ 22.95250°N 80.91667°W/22.95250; -80.91667(Martí)
Matanzas	143,706	163,631	317	23°03′5″N81°34′30″W/ 23.05139°N 81.57500°W/23.05139; -81.57500(Matanzas)	Province capital
Pedro Betancourt	32,218	29,565	388	22°43′50″N81°17′27″W/ 22.73056°N 81.29083°W/22.73056; -81.29083(Pedro Betancourt)
Perico	31,147	29,746	278	22°46′31″N81°00′54″W/ 22.77528°N 81.01500°W/22.77528; -81.01500(Perico)
Unión de Reyes	40,022	35,021	856	22°48′2″N81°32′13″W/ 22.80056°N 81.53694°W/22.80056; -81.53694(Unión de Reyes)
Varadero	24,681	see Cárdenas	32	23°08′23″N81°17′10″W/ 23.13972°N 81.28611°W/23.13972; -81.28611(Varadero)	Abolished in 2010
	677,624	710,127

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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).

References

^"Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".citypopulation.de.Retrieved2024-02-03.
^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2018-09-13.
^Atenas.cu."Municipalities of Matanzas".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-11.Retrieved2007-10-02.
^^a ^bAtenas.cu (2004)."2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality"(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-27.Retrieved2007-10-06.
^Statoids (July 2003)."Municipios of Cuba".Retrieved2007-10-06.
^Government of Cuba (2002)."Population by Province"(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-28.Retrieved2007-10-02.

External links

Provincial portal

[citypopulation-1] "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".citypopulation.de.Retrieved2024-02-03.

[GlobalDataLab-2] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2018-09-13.

[3] Atenas.cu."Municipalities of Matanzas".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-11.Retrieved2007-10-02.

[atenas-4] Atenas.cu (2004)."2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality"(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-27.Retrieved2007-10-06.

[statoids-5] Statoids (July 2003)."Municipios of Cuba".Retrieved2007-10-06.

[census2002-6] Government of Cuba (2002)."Population by Province"(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-28.Retrieved2007-10-02.

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