The municipio of Arcos de Canasí is one of the twenty two municipios in the province of Matanzas, Cuba. It is located to the northeast of the province. This municipio covers a surface of 125 square kilometers.

Note: A "municipio" (plural: municipios) is the first political division of the provinces in Cuba. It is similar, in many ways, to the county or parish in which a state is divided in the United States.

Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 6,026 persons.

Barrios: The "barrios" (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districs in which a county is divided in the United Sates.

The barrios of Arcos de Canasí in 1943 were: Cabecera, Norte and Sur.