Part of the Havana metropolitan area, the municipality includes the villages of Anafe, Cangrejeras, Cayo La Rosa, Comunidad Ben Tre, Corralillo (Félix E. Alpízar), Lazo de la Vega, Machurrucutu, Playa Baracoa, Pueblo Textil (Ariguanabo), Rosa Marina and San Pedro (General Antonio Maceo).

Bauta is a regional trading center for the local farm community.

Regional crops include sugarcane, pineapple, tobacco, root vegetables, and citrus fruits.

In recent years Bauta has become a haven for Cuban artists and musicians.

Bauta, crossed by the Carretera Central, is served by A4 motorway,[4] passing some km north.