Cárdenas, Cuba
Cárdenas
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas | |
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Street in Cárdenas | |
| Motto: Primus In Cuba | |
Cárdenas municipality (red) within Matanzas Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 23°02′34″N 81°12′13″W / 23.04278°N 81.20361°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Matanzas |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Established | 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 577.88 km2 (223.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 158,322 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cardenense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (EST) |
| Postal code | 42110 |
| Area code | +53 45 |
| Website | https://www.cardenenses.gob.cu/es/ |
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San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾðenas]), is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, about 116 km (72 mi) by air [156 km (97 mi) by road] east of Havana. Cárdenas is the 15th most-populated Cuban city and the second most populated one not being a provincial seat, after Manzanillo.
The Cuban Flag was first raised over Cuba in this historic city of straight and narrow streets (the "Charleston of the Caribbean"), horse-drawn carriages, industry and "cangrejos" (blue crabs). It was in Cárdenas where José Arechabala S.A. launched and started production of Havana Club in 1934.
Cárdenas is the northernmost municipality in Cuba.