Unión de Reyes
Municipality in Matanzas, Cuba
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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.
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Unión de Reyes | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.png) Unión de Reyes municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 22°48′1″N 81°32′14″W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Founded | 1844[1] |
| Established | July 1, 1879 |
| Area | |
• Total | 856 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 35,021 |
| • Density | 40.9/km2 (106/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-52 |
History
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]
