Matanzas Province | |
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| 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)[1] | |
• Total | 710,127 |
| • Density | 60.1904/km2 (155.892/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
| ISO 3166 code | CU-04 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.789[2] high ·4th of 16 |
| Website | www.matanceros.gob.cu/es |
Matanzas (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈtansas]) is one of theprovinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province includeCárdenas,Colón,Jovellanos and the capital of the same name,Matanzas. The resort town ofVaradero is also located in this province.
Among Cuban provinces, Matanzas is one of the mostindustrialized, withpetroleum wells, refineries,supertanker facilities, and 21sugar mills to process theharvests of the fields ofsugarcane in the province.
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 smallcays of its coast (part ofSabana-Camaguey Archipelago), andscrubland andmangroves near the shoreline. Cuba's northernmost point is located on theHicacos Peninsula.
The southern coast has one of Cuba's most distinctive features: an enormousmarsh,Ciénaga de Zapata that 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.
From 1976 to 2010 Matanzas was sub-divided into 14 municipalities.[3]Starting from 2011, the municipality ofVaradero was abolished and merged toCárdenas. Thus Matanzas now has 13 municipalities.
Source: Population from 2004 Census.[4]Area from 1976 municipal re-distribution.[5]
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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