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City profile · Cuba · North America

Perico

Matanzas Province · Cuba
City population
24,073
#89
in Cuba
#9
in Matanzas Province
#21,817
worldwide
HavanaPerico
22.769, -81.018 · 145 km from Havana
City population
24,073
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cuba
#89
of 123 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#21,817
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cuba
0.2%
of the national population

About Perico

Perico is a city in Matanzas Province, Cuba with a population of 24,073. It is the 89th largest of the 123 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cuba, and the 21,817th largest worldwide. It lies 145 km from Havana.

Position in Cuba
#89of 123
LargestSmallest
Position in Matanzas Province
#9of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cuba
Region
Matanzas Province
Rank in region
#9of 11
Distance to capital
145 km
to Havana
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Havana
Coordinates
22.769, -81.018
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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