Zapata Swamp
Located on a peninsula between Cienfuegos Bay and the Caribbean Sea, Juraguá lies near the borders of Matanzas Province at the Zapata Swamp ("Cienaga de Zapata"). The settlement extends south of a road linking Abreus (24 km north), to the Jagua Fortress ("Castillo de Jagua", 11 km east). It is 3 km far from Nueva Juraguá, 5 from Juragua Nuclear Power Plant, 30 from Cienfuegos and Yaguaramas, and 35 from Rodas.