municipality · Matanzas
Cárdenas
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas, 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 o
Overview
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas, 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.
Cárdenas is a municipality in Matanzas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 23.038°, -81.202°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1828. Born here: Danell Leyva, Cuban-American gymnast (b. 1991), Virgilio Piñera, Cuban writer (1912–1979) and Ernest Sosa, American philosopher (b. 1940). Died here: José Arechabala, Spanish industrialist (1847–1923).
It sits within the province of Matanzas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Varadero (14 km to the north-west) and Matanzas (38 km to the west).
It is associated with history, architecture and local culture.
Highlights
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Emergency
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What's near Cárdenas
Where to stay, eat & explore in Cárdenas
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include José Antonio Echeverría, Catedral de Cárdenas, Plaza Malacoff, Iglesia Metodista de Cárdenas, José Martí, Templo Adventista del Séptimo Día, Fines and El Carmen.
- José Antonio Echeverría · monument
- 0.1 km
- Catedral de Cárdenas · church
- 0.3 km
- Plaza Malacoff · market
- 0.4 km
- Iglesia Metodista de Cárdenas · church
- 0.5 km
- José Martí · artwork
- 0.7 km
- Templo Adventista del Séptimo Día · church
- 1.0 km
- Fines · neighbourhood
- 3.9 km
- El Carmen · hamlet
- 9.5 km
Around Cárdenas
518 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Cárdenas, across 29 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Cárdenas.
Notable near Cárdenas
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Bahía de Cárdenas
Bays, capes & cays
The Bay of Jorge Cárdenas is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas.
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Cristóbal Colón
Attractions
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 35
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 4
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🏭 Industry & resources 16
🏥 Health & care 18
🎓 Education 35
🏦 Civic & services 47
🚉 Transport 6
🏟️ Sport & leisure 23
⛪ Faith 16
🛒 Shops & markets 40
🛏️ Stay 274
What Cárdenas makes
18 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 3
Central Eléctrica Cárdenas · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cárdenas · Planta Energas Varadero
🏭 Industry 15
Aguas Varadero · Base de Ómnibus · Base de Ómnibus Transgaviota · Base de Transtur Varadero · …
Industrial heritage
3 pre-1959 sites in and around Cárdenas — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Arechabala distillery, Cárdenasrum
- Port of Cárdenasport
- San Martin Railway Stationrailway
Photos
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Official information and sources
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