Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban Spanish pronunciation: [maˈtansas]) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas). It is 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.
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San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas | |
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| Matanzas municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba Matanzas municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 23°03′4″N 81°34′31″W / 23.05111°N 81.57528°WCoordinates: 23°03′4″N 81°34′31″W / 23.05111°N 81.57528°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Settled | 1572 |
| Founded | 1693 |
| Established | 1695 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 317 km2 (122 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 145,246 |
| • Density | 458.2/km2 (1,186.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Postal code | 40100 |
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Matanzas is called the City of Bridges, for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers.[1]
Matanzas Media
- Parque Libertad (5978575312).jpg
Libertad Square in Matanzas city
- Sauto Theater in the Matanzas City.jpg
Sauto Theater in the Matanzas City
- Río Yumurí rail bridge mosbo6.jpg
Rail bridge crossing the Yumuri River
- Matanzas - Cathedral.jpg
San Carlos Cathedral of Matanzas, in a postcard of 1908.
- Scenes of Cuba (K5 02427) (5978472223).jpg
Canimar bridge, over Canimar river in Matanzas
- Casino Espanol, Matanzas (5981521230).jpg
Casino Espanol, Matanzas
- Scenes of Cuba (K5 02575) (5981604738).jpg
Vintage cars cruising a plaza in Matanzas
- Matanzas street scene 2011-07-21 Flickr.jpg
21 juillet 2011 (K5_02567)
References
- ↑ Ciudad de Matanzas Archived 2020-01-18 at the Wayback Machine - A website with much information in Spanish about the city of Matanzas, from its foundation to the present day (in Spanish)
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