4-601: Ciénaga de Zapata is one of 14 municipalities of the Matanzas Province , Cuba , and the municipal seat is located at Playa Larga , at the northern end of the Bahia de Cochinos ("Bay of Pigs"). A large part of the municipality is protected as the Zapata Swamp , after which the municipality is named. With an area of 4,162 square kilometres (1,607 sq mi), it is the largest municipality of Cuba. Among
8-413: The municipality of Cienaga de Zapata had a population of 10,394. With a total area of 4,162 km (1,607 sq mi), it has a population density of 2.5/km (6.5/sq mi). Municipalities of Cuba The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities ( Spanish : municipios ). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of
12-489: The municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province . The municipalities are listed below, by province: Download coordinates as: The maps below show the municipal subdivision of each province, in yellow, within Cuba. Each provincial capital is shown in red. Note: ^1 – Exceptions related to the provinces shown only in red: Havana
16-459: The villages included in the municipal territory, one of the most famous is Playa Girón , site of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. Other villages are Bermejas, Buenaventura, Caleta del Rosario, Caleta Sábalo, El Jiquí, El Maíz, El Rincón, Guamá, Guasasa, Helechal, La Ceiba, La Florestal, La Salina, Maneadero, Palpite, Playa Maceo, Playa Maquina, San Blás, San Lázaro, Santo Tomás, and Sopillar. In 2022,
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