Matanzas

For other uses, see Matanzas (disambiguation).

Matanzas San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas
Municipality
The city and bay of Matanzas
Seal
Nicknames:  La Atenas de Cuba Venice of Cuba City of Bridges
Matanzas municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 23°03′4″N 81°34′31″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Settled	1572
Founded	1693
Established	1695
Area
• Municipality	317 km2 (122 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Municipality	163,631
• Density	516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
• Urban	151,555
• Rural	12,076
Demonym	Matancero/a
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Postal code	40100
Area code	+53 52

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Matanzas (Latin American Spanish: [maˈtansas]; Lucumi: Ayá Áta) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas), 102 kilometres (63 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.

Matanzas is called the City of Bridges, for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets.

Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and rumba.