Ciénaga de Zapata

Ciénaga de Zapata

Zapata Swamp
Ciénaga de Zapata Zapata Swamp
Municipality
	Playa Larga
	The Great Swamp municipality (red) within ; Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°17′N 81°13′W / 22.28°N 81.22°WCoordinates: 22°17′N 81°13′W / 22.28°N 81.22°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Matanzas
Seat	Playa Larga
Area
• Total	4,162 km2 (1,607 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	8,611
• Density	2/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)	+53-52

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.

It is the largest municipality of Cuba with 4,162 km².^[1]

Among the villages included in the municipal territory, one of the most famous is Playa Girón, site of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. Other villages are Bermejas, Buenaventura, Caleta del Rosario, Caleta Sábalo, El Jiquí, El Maíz, El Rincón, Guamá, Guasasa, Helechal, La Ceiba, La Florestal, La Salina, Maneadero, Palpite, Playa Maceo, Playa Maquina, San Blás, San Lázaro, Santo Tomás and Sopillar.

In 2004, the municipality of Cienaga de Zapata had a population of 8,611.^[2] With a total area of 4,162 km² (1,607 sq mi),^[1] it has a population density of 2.0/km² (5.2/sq mi).

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
^ ^a ^b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

External links[]

Media related to Ciénaga de Zapata at Wikimedia Commons

[statoids-1] Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-17.

[atenas-2] Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

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