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Pedro Betancourt

Pedro Betancourt
Municipality
Railway station
Railway station
Coat of arms of Pedro Betancourt
Coat of arms
Pedro Betancourt municipality (red) within  Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Pedro Betancourt municipality (red) within
Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Pedro Betancourt is located in Cuba
Pedro Betancourt
Location of Pedro Betancourt in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°43′49″N 81°17′27″W / 22.73028°N 81.29083°W / 22.73028; -81.29083Coordinates: 22°43′49″N 81°17′27″W / 22.73028°N 81.29083°W / 22.73028; -81.29083
Country  Cuba
Province Matanzas
Founded 1833
Established 1879
Area
 • Total 388 km2 (150 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
 • Density 83.0/km2 (215/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-52

Pedro Betancourt, sometimes shortened as Betancourt, is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located in the center of the province, west of Jagüey Grande and east of Unión de Reyes. It was founded in 1833.

Its original name was Corral Falso de Macurijes. Pedro Betancourt's name comes from a famous Spanish-Cuban patriot, Pedro Estanislao Betancourt Dávalos, who was one of the Major-General in the independence war, waged by the Cuban natives against the Spanish Crown.

The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur (both constituting the town), Ciego, Linche, Navajas, Platanal, Punta Brava, Torriente and Tramojos. Nowadays it counts the town itself and 6 popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages): Bolondrón, Camilo, Güira de Macurijes, Manolito, Navajas and Pedroso-Socorro.

In 2004, the municipality of Pedro Betancourt had a population of . With a total area of 388 km2 (150 sq mi), it has a population density of 83.0/km2 (215/sq mi).



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