| Official Name: | Perico |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Cuba |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Matanzas |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1874 |
| Established Title2: | Established |
| Established Date2: | 1879 |
| Area Total Km2: | 278 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 29,746 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 22.7753°N -81.0153°W |
| Elevation M: | 35 |
| Area Code: | +53-52 |
Perico is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located south of Marti, north of Colón and east of Jovellanos.
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Altamisal, Norte, Quintana, Roque, Sur and Tinguaro.[1]
It counts the hamlets (consejos populares) of España Republicana, meaning Republican Spain, and Máximo Gómez, named after the military commander in Cuban War of Independence.
Perico was founded in 1874[1] near a garrison of the Spanish Colonial Civil Guard. The name was changed in 1885 to Miguel de Cervantes, then restored to Perico in 1899.[2]
In 2022, the municipality of Perico had a population of 29,746.[3] With a total area of 278km2,[4] it has a population density of 110/km2.
Perico is crossed by the Carretera Central highway and counts a railway station of the main line from Havana to Santiago de Cuba.