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Matanzas

Administration
Full nameMatanzas
Official nameMatanzas
Other name(San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas)
Settlement typeMunicipality
CountryCuba
ProvinceMatanzas
Settled1572
Founded1693
Established1695
Geography
Total Area122.4 sq mi (317 km2)
Elevation65.6 ft (20 m)
Demography
Total Population143706 (2004)
Density (pop.)453.3/km2 (1174/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
Area code+53-52

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Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its Afro-Cuban folklore.

It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas), east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.

Matanzas is called the city of bridges, of which there are seventeen crossing the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" (the Athens of Cuba) for its poets.

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FPC holds off NSB in district hoops action - Daytona Beach News-Journal Tweet this news
Daytona Beach News-Journal--In other action from last week, -Matanzas- took on one of the toughest Volusia County programs and was pummeled 54-9 by Seabreeze to drop to 0-2 on the season ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:35:21 GMT+00:00
High school students gain insight into legal system - Daytona Beach News-Journal Tweet this news
Daytona Beach News-Journal--BUNNELL -- A group of -Matanzas- High School students got some tips in legal sparring when they recently visited the Kim C. ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:20:15 GMT+00:00
Uptown Neighborhood Association meeting - Historic City News Tweet this news
Historic City News--St. Augustine residents, who live between Ponce de Leon Boulevard to the west and the -Matanzas- River to the east, and, between West Castillo Drive to the ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:43:07 GMT+00:00
Water for Cuba - Laurel Leader Call Tweet this news
Laurel Leader Call--For two years, church members have traveled to -Matanzas-, Cuba, to install water purifying systems in the island country. Verniece Goode, team leader, ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:22:28 GMT+00:00
Events All Week: Nov. 26-Dec. 2 - St. Augustine Record Tweet this news
St. Augustine Record--Meehan's live music: Live music is performed every Friday and Saturday at Meehan's on -Matanzas-, 20 Avenida Menendez. Call 810-1919. ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:39:12 GMT+00:00
Sophomore repeats, but race is tight - Daytona Beach News-Journal Tweet this news
Daytona Beach News-Journal---Matanzas- is Class A, not Class 2A like the others above. The Pirates are also not in Five Star. When all of the local high school girls golf teams get ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:39:52 GMT+00:00
Jim Sutton's fishing forecast - Florida Times-Union Tweet this news
Florida Times-Union--Inshore south of the St. Johns River: The trout bite is super, from Palm Valley to the -Matanzas- Inlet. But the real news is that the sheepshead are biting ... - Date : Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:13:53 GMT+00:00
Int'l Event on Mathematics Underway in Varadero - Cuba News Tweet this news
Cuba News--The meeting is sponsored by the Juan Marinello University of Pedagogical Sciences of -Matanzas- and it focuses on the teaching of these three disciplines. ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:59:06 GMT+00:00
Prep notes for Nov. 23, 2010 - Daytona Beach News-Journal Tweet this news
Daytona Beach News-Journal--The DeLand wrestling team went 5-1 to finish second in the -Matanzas- Duals over the weekend. The Bulldogs secured the runner-up finish by winning the last ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:53:58 GMT+00:00
DeLand places second at Matanzas Duals - Orlando Sentinel Tweet this news
Orlando Sentinel--The DeLand Bulldog Wrestling Team took home the 2nd Place trophy from the "-Matanzas- Duals" on Saturday, November 20, 2010. The two day tournament featured ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:37:40 GMT+00:00



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