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Municipio of Matanzas

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.


Map of the Municipio of Matanzas in Matanzas province, Cuba, in 1940.
Municipio of Matanzas in Matanzas province

Population: The population of this municipio in 1953 was 82,619 persons.


Population of the Municipio of Matanzas
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
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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