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Matanzas is ane o the provinces o Cuba. Major touns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos an the caipital o the same name, Matanzas. The resort toun o Varadero is locatit in this province an aw.
Matanzas Province | |
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Kintra | Cuba |
Caipital | Matanzas |
Area | |
• Total | 11798.02 km2 (4,555.24 sq mi) |
Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 690,113 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code(s) | +53-52 |
Website | Provincial portal |
O Cuba's provinces, Matanzas is ane o the maist industrialisit, wi petroleum wells, refineries, supertanker facilities, an 21 succar mills tae process the harvests o the fields o succarcane in the province.
Municipality | Population (2004) | Aurie (km²) | Location | Remarks |
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Calimete | 29,736 | 958 | 22.53389°N 80.90972°W | |
Cárdenas | 103,087 | 566 | 23.04278°N 81.20361°W | |
Cienaga de Zapata | 8,750 | 4,320 | 22.28806°N 81.19750°W | Playa Larga |
Colón | 71,579 | 597 | 22.72250°N 80.90639°W | |
Jagüey Grande | 57,771 | 882 | 22.52944°N 81.13250°W | |
Jovellanos | 58,685 | 505 | 22.81056°N 81.19778°W | |
Limonar | 25,421 | 449 | 22.95611°N 81.40861°W | |
Los Arabos | 25,702 | 762 | 22.74000°N 80.71583°W | |
Martí | 23,475 | 1,070 | 22.95250°N 80.91667°W | |
Matanzas | 143,706 | 317 | 23.05139°N 81.57500°W | Province capital |
Pedro Betancourt | 32,218 | 388 | 22.73056°N 81.29083°W | |
Perico | 31,147 | 278 | 22.77528°N 81.01500°W | |
Unión de Reyes | 40,022 | 856 | 22.80056°N 81.53694°W |
Source: Population from 2004 Census.[2] Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[3]
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