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Matanzas

Caribbean

Matanzas is the capital of Matanzas Province in Cuba, on the northern shore of the island on the Bay of Matanzas, about 102 kilometers east of Havana and 32 kilometers west of the resort town of Varadero. The city is known for its poets, culture and Afro-Cuban folklore traditions.

Facts
Population
151,624 1
Area (sq km)
317 1
Founding Year
1693 1
Population Estimate Year
2012 1
Elevation (m)
20 1
Latitude
23.049444 degrees north 1
Longitude
81.573611 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 2
Sources
1. Matanzas (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1693-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 151,624 (2012)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 23.049444, longitude -81.573611
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 20 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 317.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 151624 (2012)
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2. GeoNames: Matanzas - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3547398
    23.04388 -81.58284 P PPLA CU 03 2501 146733 1 America/Havana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.25, -81.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.25, -81.75
23.25 -81.75 Aw
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Matanzas (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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