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City profile · Cuba · North America

Matanzas

Matanzas Province · Cuba
City population
146,733
#14
in Cuba
#1
in Matanzas Province
#3,873
worldwide
HavanaMatanzas
23.044, -81.583 · 82 km from Havana
City population
146,733
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#14
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,873
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
1.3%
of the national population

About Matanzas

Matanzas is a city in Matanzas Province, Cuba with a population of 146,733. It is the 14th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 3,873rd largest worldwide. It lies 82 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#14of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Matanzas Province
#1of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Matanzas Province
Rank in region
#1of 11
Distance to capital
82 km
to Havana
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
23.044, -81.583
Record updated
2026-04-13
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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