Unión de Reyes

Municipality in Matanzas, Cuba

Coat of arms

Unión de Reyes municipality (red) within
Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba

Coordinates: 22°48′1″N 81°32′14″W / 22.80028°N 81.53722°W / 22.80028; -81.53722CountryCubaProvinceMatanzasFounded1844^[1]EstablishedJuly 1, 1879Area

^[2]

• Total856 km² (331 sq mi)Elevation

55 m (180 ft)Population

(2022)^[3]

• Total35,021 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code+53-52

Unión de Reyes is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the province, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Matanzas, the provincial capital.

History

Unión de Reyes was founded in 1844,^[1] and it was established as a municipality on July 1, 1879. Its name derives from Unión en el Punto de Reyes, so named for its location at a railway junction.^[4]

Geography

The municipality, originally divided into the barrios of Iglesia and Unión,^[1] is divided into 9 consejos populares (i.e. "people's councils"): the town of Unión de Reyes and the villages of Alacranes, Bermejas, Cabezas, Cidra, Estante, Juan Ávila, Juan G. Gómez and Puerto Rico.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Unión de Reyes had a population of 35,021.^[3] With a total area of 856 km² (331 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 41/km² (110/sq mi).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Unión de Reyes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ ^a ^b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Municipalities in Matanzas. "Unión de Reyes". Archived from the original on March 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-02.