Pedro Betancourt


Pedro Betancourt, sometimes shortened as Betancourt, is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located in the center of the province, west of Jagüey Grande and east of Unión de Reyes. It was founded in 1833.

History

Its original name was Corral Falso de Macurijes. Pedro Betancourt's name comes from a famous Spanish-Cuban patriot, Pedro Estanislao Betancourt Dávalos, who was one of the Major-General in the independence war, waged by the Cuban natives against the Spanish Crown.

Geography

The municipality was historically divided into the barrios of Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Ciego, Linche, Navajas, Platanal, Punta Brava, Torriente and Tramojos. Nowadays it counts the town itself and 6 popular councils : Bolondrón, Camilo, Güira de Macurijes, Manolito, Navajas and Pedroso-Socorro.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Pedro Betancourt had a population of. With a total area of, it has a population density of.

Sisters towns