Established 1879 Area code(s) +53-52 Area 388 km² | Founded 1833 Time zone EST (UTC-5) Elevation 25 m Local time Saturday 1:36 PM | |
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Weather 31°C, Wind NE at 24 km/h, 39% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Pedro Betancourt, Cuba
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. 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.
Demographics
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).