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City profile · Cuba · North America

Colón

Matanzas Province · Cuba
City population
63,882
#30
in Cuba
#3
in Matanzas Province
#9,022
worldwide
HavanaColón
22.721, -80.904 · 158 km from Havana
City population
63,882
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#30
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,022
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
0.6%
of the national population

About Colón

Colón is a city in Matanzas Province, Cuba with a population of 63,882. It is the 30th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 9,022nd largest worldwide. It lies 158 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#30of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Matanzas Province
#3of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Matanzas Province
Rank in region
#3of 11
Distance to capital
158 km
to Havana
Elevation
55 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
22.721, -80.904
Record updated
2026-06-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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