MartÃÂ is a Cuban town and municipality in north-eastern section of Matanzas Province.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Guamutas, Lacret, La Teja, MartÃÂ, Motembo and RÃÂo de la Palma. From 1902 until 1927 the village of Máximo Gómez (now part of Perico), was part of MartÃÂ.
It is located on the north-central coast of Cuba, and includes the lagoons Inglés, Bibanasàand Majagüillar, all extensions of the Bay of Santa Clara (Bahia de Santa Clara). Its territory is crossed by the rivers La Palma, Júcaro and San Manuel.
The town was founded in 1835 was established in 1835 under the name Hato Nuevo on the location of the Bibanosàranch. On 24 December 1898 the name was changed to MartÃÂ, in honour of independence hero José MartÃÂ.
In 2022, the municipality of MartÃÂ had a population of 21,582. With a total area of , it has a population density of .