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 Municipio of Perico |  
 The municipio of Perico is one of the twenty two municipios in the province of Matanzas, Cuba. This municipio covers a surface of 218 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.  |  
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| Municipio of Perico in Matanzas province |  
 Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 14,122 persons.  |  
 Population of the Municipio of Perico |  
| Census | 
1943 | 
1931 | 
1919 | 
1907 |  
| Population | 
14,122 | 
12,968 | 
12,068 | 
8,533 |  
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 Barrios: The "barrios" (singular: barrio) are similar to the electoral districs in which a county is divided in the United Sates.  |  
 The barrios of Perico in 1943 were: Altamisal, Norte, Quintana, Roque, Sur y Tinguaro.  |  
 Population of the barrios in the Municipio of Perico |  
| Barrio | 
1943 | 
1931 | 
1919 |  
| Altamisal | 
2,425 | 
1,932 | 
1,803 |  
| Norte | 
3,423 | 
2,991 | 
2,740 |  
| Quintana | 
1,556 | 
1,398 | 
1,284 |  
| Roque | 
1,845 | 
1,851 | 
1,955 |  
| Sur | 
3,395 | 
3,197 | 
2,852 |  
| Tinguaro | 
1,478 | 
1,599 | 
1,434 |  
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