Melena del Sur

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Melena del Sur
Municipality
Town's Park
Coat of arms
Melena del Sur municipality (red) within Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°47′17.20″N 82°9′4.40″W / 22.7881111°N 82.1512222°W / 22.7881111; -82.1512222
Country	Cuba
Province	Mayabeque
Founded	1768
Established (Municipality)	1878
Area
• Total	231.80 km2 (89.50 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	20,383[1]
• Density	89.0/km2 (231/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53 47
Website	Melena del Sur

Melena del Sur is a town and a municipality located south of the Mayabeque Province, in Cuba. It is bordered on the north and northwest by San José de las Lajas, on the east by the municipality of Güines, on the west by Batabanó, and on the south by the Gulf of Batabanó. The south shore holds the town's only beach, Mayabeque Beach. This beach is the mouth of the Mayabeque River.^[2][3]

The municipality is divided into 5 people's councils (wards or quarters), named after the most important towns, which are: Melena del Sur, Mañalich, Guara, Lechuga and Monte-Zapote. Its population exceeds 20,000 inhabitants, about half of whom live in the town.