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Zapata Peninsula seen from space (false color) Zapata Peninsula ( Spanish : Península de Zapata ) is a large peninsula in Matanzas Province , southern Cuba , at 22°18′N 81°23′W / 22.30°N 81.38°W / 22.30; -
The Zapata Swamp (Spanish: Ciénaga de Zapata, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjenaɣa ðe saˈpata]) is a swamp area located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is located less than 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Havana. [11]
Ciénaga de Zapata is one of 14 municipalities of the Matanzas Province, Cuba, and the municipal seat is located at Playa Larga, at the northern end of the Bahia de Cochinos ("Bay of Pigs"). A large part of the municipality is protected as the Zapata Swamp , after which the municipality is named.
The Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve (established 2000) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve situated on the southern coast of Cuba at Matanzas province. The 628,171 hectares (2,425.38 sq mi) reserve encompasses the Zapata Swamp and is one of the largest and most important wetlands in the Caribbean region with a marine southern borderline.
The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de los Cochinos) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones, located on the southern coast of Cuba.By 1910 it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was reassigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into 14 new Provinces of Cuba.
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The provinces of Cuba are divided into 200 municipalities . They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976. [ 1 ] The municipalities are listed below, by province:
Jagüey Grande, simply known as Jagüey (Spanish pronunciation:), is a town and municipality in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located east of the Zapata Peninsula , north of the Bahia de Cochinos , along the A1 motorway in the center of the province.