Minas de Matahambre

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Pinar del Río Province (yellow) and Cuba

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Minas de Matahambre ({{IPA|es|minas ðe mataˈambɾe}}) is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It was declared a National Monument of Cuba.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnpc.cult.cu/cnpc/monumen/Pag002.htm |title=National Monuments in Cuba |author=National Council for Cultural Heritage |accessdate=2007-10-09 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211213023/http://www.cnpc.cult.cu/cnpc/monumen/Pag002.htm |archivedate=2007-12-11 }}

Geography

The municipality faces the Gulf of Mexico to the north, where the cays of the Colorados Archipelago are developed off-shore. It is bordered by the municipalities of Mantua, Guane, San Juan y Martínez and Viñales.

The municipality includes the villages of Baja, Cabezas, Pons, La Sabana, Río del Medio, Santa Lucía, Sitio Morales and Sumidero.

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Minas de Matahambre had a population of 30,946.{{Cite web |title=Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} With a total area of {{convert|858|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-07}} it has a population density of {{convert|36|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.