Pedro Betancourt

Pedro Betancourt
Municipality

Railway station

Coat of arms

Pedro Betancourt municipality (red) within
Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba

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[1]
Established 1879
Area[2]
 • 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.[1]

History

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.

Geography

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.[1] Nowadays it counts the town itself and 6 popular councils (consejos populares, i.e. villages): Bolondrón, Camilo, Güira de Macurijes,[3] Manolito, Navajas and Pedroso-Socorro.[4]

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Pedro Betancourt had a population of .[5] With a total area of 388 km2 (150 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 83.0/km2 (215/sq mi).

Sisters towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guije.com. "Pedro Betancourt" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. 1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  3. ↑ (Spanish) Güira de Macurijes on EcuRed
  4. ↑ (Spanish) The Consejos Populares of Pedro Betancourt (EcuRed)
  5. ↑ Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

External links

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