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Cárdenas, Cuba. / 23.04278°N 81.20361°W / 23.04278; -81.20361. San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾðenas] ), is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, [3] about 116 km (72 mi) by air [156 km (97 mi) by road] east of Havana. [4] Cárdenas is the 15th most-populated ...
Cárdenas (Cuba) / 23.042777777778, -81.203611111111. San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas o simplemente Cárdenas es uno de los 13 municipios de la provincia cubana de Matanzas. La cabecera del municipio, la ciudad homónima, ocupa 320 km² de los 577,88 del municipio.
Cárdenas, city, west-central Cuba. It is located on a large bay on the island’s north shore and is sheltered by the long Hicacos Peninsula. Cárdenas was founded in 1828 and grew steadily after nearby marshes were drained. It is now one of Cuba’s chief sugar ports. The city’s industries include.
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Matanzas Province. Matanzas ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈtansas]) is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province. Among Cuban provinces, Matanzas is one of the most industrialized, with ...
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In the late 19th century and early 20th Century, Cárdenas was one of the main sugar-exporting towns of Cuba. The city is special because it is not being laid out in the traditional central-plaza Spanish custom, but rather, inspired on a North American grid pattern, modeled on the city of Charleston, USA.
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas, is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, about 116 km by air east of Havana. Cárdenas is the 15th most-populated Cuban city and the second most populated one not being a provincial seat, after Manzanillo.
