Unión de Reyes is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province

Matanzas Province

Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas...

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. It is located in the western part of the province, 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) south of Matanzas, the provincial capital.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s of Iglesia and Unión.

Unión de Reyes was founded in 1844., and it was established as a municipality on July 1, 1879. Its name derives from Unión en el Punto de Reyes, so named for its location at a railway junction.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Unión de Reyes had a population of 40,022. With a total area of 856 km² (330.5 sq mi), it has a population density of 46.8 /km2.