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| | español | |  | Municipio of Matanzas
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 The municipio of Matanzas is one of the twenty two municipios in the province of Matanzas, Cuba. It is located to the north of the province. This municipio covers a surface of 761 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. |  | 
  |  | Municipio of Matanzas in Matanzas province |  | 
 Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 82,619 persons. |  | Population of the Municipio of Matanzas
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| Census | 1943 | 1931 | 1919 | 1907 |  | Population | 73,749 | 68,772 | 57,578 | 49,843 |  |  | 
 Barrios: The "barrios" (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districs in which a county is divided in the United Sates. |  | 
 The barrios of Matanzas in 1943 were:  Bachicha, Bailén, Barracones, Bellamar, Camarioca, Cárcel, Ceiba Mocha, Colón, Corral Nuevo, Guanábana, Ojo de Agua, Refugio, San Luis, San Severino, Simpson y Monserrate, Versalles and Yumurí. |  | Population of the barrios in the Municipio of Matanzas
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| Barrio | 1943 | 1931 | 1919 |  | Bachicha | 2,067 | 1,606 | 1,013 |  | Bailén | 3,655 | 3,276 | 2,814 |  | Barracones | 4,367 | 4,197 | 3,162 |  | Bellamar | 1,877 | 1,505 | 883 |  | Camarioca | 3,830 | 3,538 | 2,767 |  | Cárcel | 4,532 | 4,908 | 4,558 |  | Ceiba Mocha | 5,161 | 5,120 | 4,666 |  | Colón | 1,607 | 1,233 | 1,372 |  | Corral Nuevo | 5,699 | 5,860 | 5,257 |  | Guanábana | 3,676 | 4,476 | 3,314 |  | Ojo de Agua | 4,657 | 3,762 | 3,402 |  | Refugio | 8,236 | 6,086 | 5,321 |  | San Luis | 2,234 | 3,088 | 2,460 |  | San Severino | 2,777 | 2,427 | 2,262 |  | Simpson y Monserrate | 4,944 | 4,149 | 2,821 |  | Versalles | 8,638 | 8,041 | 6,558 |  | Yumurí | 5,792 | 5,500 | 4,948 |  |  | 
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