The city is located on the north shore of the island of Cuba, on all three sides of the Bay of Matanzas. The bay cuts deep in the island, and three rivers flow in the bay inside city limits (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). To the south-east, the landscape rises into a hill called Pan de Matanzas, divided from the Atlantic coast by the Yumuri Valley and a coastal ridge.
The city of Matanzas is divided into three neighborhoods: Versalles, Matanzas, and Pueblo Nuevo. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Bachicha, Bail�n, Barracones, Bellamar, Camarioca, C�rcel, Ceiba Mocha, Col�n, Corral Nuevo, Guan�bana, Ojo de Agua, Refugio, San Luis, San Severino, Simpson y Monserrate, Versalles and Yumur�.Wajay
Wajay is a municipality in Matanzas. In 1954, the Asociaci�n de Scouts de Cuba held its third national Jamboree in Wajay, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scouting in Cuba
