Pedro Betancourt is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province

Matanzas Province

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 of Cuba

Cuba

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. It is located in the center of the province, west of Jagüey Grande

Jagüey Grande, Cuba

Jaguey Grande is a municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula, north of the Bahia de Cochinos, along the Carretera Central, in the center of the province.-Demographics:...

 and east of Unión de Reyes

Unión de Reyes, Cuba

Unión de Reyes is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the province, south of Matanzas, the provincial capital.The municipality is divided into the barrios of Iglesia and Unión....

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The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

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s of Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Ciego, Linche, Navajas, Platanal, Punta Brava, Torriente and Tramojos.

It was founded in 1833.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Pedro Betancourt had a population of 32,218. With a total area of 388 km² (149.8 sq mi), it has a population density of 83 /km2.