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.
Unión de Reyes | |
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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]